Record ID: KENT-FFA633
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
1490's Silver alloy, Spanish Ferdinand III and Isabella two reales coin. Length 22.3mm, Width 22.5mm, Thickness 0.8mm, Diameter 22.3mm, Weight 2.4g. Obverse: Elaborate heraldic shield. Inscription: []DVS ET EILSA(B)[]. Reverse: Curved bow with quiver of arrows and 'S' in the field. Inscription: []RE[](IVIA)[]A[]. Die axis: 5 o'clock or 11 o'clock. Light wear, attractive silver colour with slight grey tarnish but fairly heavily clipped with the outer section of the legend missing, some areas all the legend is missing. The coin has also a hand punched hole at 5 o'clock for suspension.
Created on: Monday 8th February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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