Record ID: WAW-1E5F4D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: Continental penny of Gui of Collemede, Bishops of Cambrai in France, dating to AD 1296-1306. Medieval English pennies were widely imitated on the continent and were known as crockards and pollards. A 'Crockard' is a penny with the bust crowned with flowers; a 'Pollard' is a coin without a crown or flowers. Cf Mayhew, NJ, 1982, Sterling Imitations of Edwardian Type, The Royal Numismatic Society, London, pp 56-60. The coin has been broken into two fragments.
Created on: Monday 1st April 2019
Last updated: Monday 1st April 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IOW-E77922
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete but damaged imitation of a Medieval sterling penny (a crockard). It was issued at Cambrai, probably a few years before 1300, by Gui de Collemède, Bishop of Cambrai, 1296-1306 (Mayhew 1983, 59-61, ref. 99).
Created on: Friday 6th July 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.