Record ID: SWYOR-5AE1ED
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval silver coin; probably a Burgundian double patard of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgandy and Count of Flanders (AD 1467-1477) dating from AD 1467-1477. The coin is 25.2mm long, 16.5mm wide and 0.6mm thick. 1.4g. Compare SOM-65BD86 which notes that "In 1469, following an agreement made between Edward IV and Charles the Bold, these coins were made legal tender in England and remained so for over 60 years afterwards; they crop up in hoards (in steadily declining numbers) until well into Henry VIII's reign. The Burgundian rulers were seen as friends of the English and…
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2018
Last updated: Monday 3rd September 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-09B818
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval silver coin: a Anglo-Gallic hardi d'argent, probably Edward the Black Prince as Prince of Aquitaine, issued AD 1362 - 1371, Elias 208 (no mint letter at end of ovberse inscription. Ref: Elias 1984, 190-1. The coin is damaged, being slightly clipped and having a section of the edge missing between 12 and 4 o'clock on the obverse. It is 19.4mm long, 16.4mm wide and 0.6mm thick. It weighs 0.86gm.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
Last updated: Friday 9th September 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-7D9485
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
British Museum Curatorial Report: "I have examined an object reported found at "Darrington", West Yorkshire. The object is a piedfort or piéfort version of the coin-type known as the denier of the counts of Blois-Chartres. The reference to the coin is J. Duplessy, Les monnaies françaises féodales (2004) no. 585. This was the last of the anonymous Blois denier series (coins that do not name an individual count) and the only one of them for which there are known examples of piedforts, as several of this type have been recorded. The coin is anonymous, with a highly stylised obverse …
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 31st May 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-AE71CA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin; a continental sterling imitation (a crockard) of John II of Avesnes, count of Hainaut (1280-1304) and count of Holland (1299-1304), dating from AD1290 - 1300. The mint is Mons (now in present-day Belgium). For reference, see Mayhew number 34 (or 159-160) as cited in Withers (forthcoming). The coin has suffered some damage since deposition in the soil and is now bent. It is 19.2mm in diameter and 0.8mm thick. It weighs 1.37gm.
Created on: Friday 11th December 2015
Last updated: Sunday 21st February 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-436748
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Burgundian silver coin: a double patard of Charles the Bold (1467-1477). It is 26.6mm in diameter and 0.8mm thick. It weighs 2.99gm. In 1469, following an agreement made between Edward IV and Charles the Bold, these coins were made legal tender in England and remained so for over 60 years afterwards; they crop up in hoards (in steadily declining numbers) until well into Henry VIII's reign. The Burgundian rulers were seen as friends of the English and this is the main reason that this type of foreign coin was allowed to circulate here. The metal is not quite sterling value, s…
Created on: Tuesday 10th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 16th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-238275
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval silver coin: an Irish penny of Edward I, Class 1, Dublin mint. The flan is slightly chipped at 1 o'clock and 6 o'clock on the obverse. It is 17.9mm in diameter and 0.8mm tick. It weighs 1.13gm. It may be Seaby (1984), No. 6246. Compare also BH-DAC1F3 and HESH-D22A17.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd June 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-509F91
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval Scottish coin: a penny of Alexander III (1249-1286), second coinage, class B, dating from c.1280-86, probably of Berwick mint as the mullets have a total of 24 points. It is 18.9mm in diameter and 0.8mm thick. It weighs gm.1.33gm. Reference: Seaby (1984), No. 5052.
Created on: Tuesday 1st June 2010
Last updated: Sunday 7th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-BB88D1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval silver coin: a silver double patard of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (1467-1477). Compare DUR-E62735 and DENO-F48286.
Created on: Tuesday 25th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 22nd July 2010
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Record ID: SWYOR-3F8805
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin; a penny of Alexander III of Scotland (1249-1286), second coinage (1280 - 1286), type E. It has a diameter of 18.25mm, thickness 1.20mm, weight 1.08g. For reference see Seaby 1984. Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands p. 11 no: 5055.
Created on: Friday 7th May 2010
Last updated: Monday 8th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-362544
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval silver coin; a continental coin (stirling imitation?) from Brussels, probably of Jan III the Victorious, Duke of Brabant (1312 – 1355). It has a diameter of 17.48mm, thickness 0.79mm, weight 1.18g. Ref. Vanhoudt G248. De Witte 307 (http://users.telenet.be/medievalcoins/Brabant.htm). Reference: J. Chautard, Imitations des monnaies au type esterlin frapées en Europe pendant le XIIIe et le XIVe siècle (Nancy, 1871), p.62, no.112 and Pl. IX, 9. Only two examples of this coin have been recorded on the pAs adatabase previously: LVPL-C97AA3 and CAM-CDDCD1  
Created on: Wednesday 31st March 2010
Last updated: Thursday 1st April 2010
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Record ID: SWYOR-C5B615
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval Scottish silver coin: an eighth thistle-merk of James VI (1567-1625), eighth coinage (1601 - 1625), dated 1602. There is a chip in the flan at 3o’clock on the obverse. It is 16.3mm in diameter and 0.6mm thick. It weighs 0.72gm. Reference: Seaby, Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (1984), No. 5500.
Created on: Friday 5th February 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-76AD93
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cut silver half probably of William I, Phase B (1205 - 1230). Mint and moneyer remain unknown. It has a length of 17.83mm, width 8.70mm, thickness 0.82mm, weight 0.67g. for reference see Seaby 1984. Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands number 5029 - 5033.
Created on: Friday 8th January 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-3854E2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval silver coin: a Scottish twenty pence piece of Charles I (1625-49), third coinage (1637-42). It is 16mm in diameter and 0.6mm thick. It weighs 0.81gm. Reference: Seaby (1983), No. 5589.
Created on: Tuesday 5th January 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 24th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-BBC2C0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver coin; a 2 Stuivers coin of the Overyssel Province of the Netherlands. It dates from either 1612-1634 or 1677-1681. The date is under the legend on the reverse, but the coin has been struck off centre and it is illegible. It is probably KM 14 or KM 48. It has a diameter of 19.01mm, thickness 0.76mm, weight 1.13g. For an example see http://time-lines.co.uk/netherlands-overyssel-1619-two-stuivers-015112-24741-0.html and http://www.numismaster.com/ta/inside_numis2.jsp?page=PriceGuideInfoDenom
Created on: Friday 18th December 2009
Last updated: Saturday 24th March 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-7CF3C0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver coin; probably a penny of Edward IV (1461 – 1483) minted at Dublin. The outside of the coin is severely clipped. It has a diameter of 14.77mm, thickness 0.57mm, weight 0.43g. There is an extra pellet in two quarters of the reverse. A reference for this at the Dublin mint has not yet been found. A similar coin except in that respect is number 6323 in Seaby’s Standard Catalogue Volume II.
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-140F31
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A French silver coin; probably a cinquieme d'ecu (fifth of an ecu?) which is extremely worn. It may be a coin of Louis XV dating from c.1726. Hardly any of the design is legible. It has a diameter of 26.56mm, thickness 0.89mm, weight 4.48g.
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-E93C38
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver Continental Sterling imitation coin dating from the late 13th – 14th century, and showing a crowned bust. These coins were struck on the continent by many different rulers, to imitate English pennies. It is probably Mayhew number 265 (Withers forthcoming). It has a diameter of 19.41mm, a thickness of 0.62mm and a weight of 0.79g.
Created on: Thursday 26th November 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-80A351
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval silver coin; an Irish sixpence of James I and VI, (1603-26), first coinage, (1603-4). It has a diameter of 21.37mm, thickness 1.10mm and a weight of 1.68g. For reference see Seaby 1984 Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands p. 141, ref 6514.
Created on: Monday 9th November 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-414274
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval silver coin; an eighth thistle merk of James VI of Scotland (1567-1625), eighth coinage, dating from 1602. It has a diameter of 15.05mm, thickness 0.64mm, weight 0.72g. For reference see Seaby 1984. Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands p. 66 ref: 5500.
Created on: Friday 6th November 2009
Last updated: Monday 13th August 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-B11F87
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval silver coin: an Irish sixpence of James I (1603 - 1626), First coinage (1603 - 1604). It is 21.3mm in diameter and 0.8mm thick. It weighs 1.45gm. See Spink's Standard Catalogue of British Coins, Volume II, number 6514.
Created on: Sunday 18th October 2009
Last updated: Sunday 31st March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wakefield', grid reference and parish protected.