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Record ID: NLM-0C9625
Object type: COIN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
White metal, possibly lead alloy or silver, possible coin. Oval flan with no discernible design on either side, though both surfaces have a pelleted appearance overall. Possibilities may range from a copy radiate or nummus of Roman date, through to a modern forgery of an Anglo-Saxon or Celtic coin.
Suggested date: Unknown, 260-2000.
Cliff Reeves kindly examined this coin, opining it is unlikely to be Roman. One edge is chipped, revealing grey metal. Probably heavily cleaned.
Diameter: 11.7mm, Weight: 0.90gms.
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2012
Last updated: Friday 28th August 2020
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Swinhope', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: BH-BC67A1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified coin or token.
The piece, which resembles an Iron Age coin, is sub-rectangular and has a dished flan. Apart from a possible beaded border on one side, no discernable surface details remain. The metal has the appearance of tarnished silver, but there may be a lead content. One surface displays evidence for a possible attempted piercing.
Diameter: 20.9mm; thickness: 4.7mm; weight: 8.2g.
Created on: Friday 31st January 2014
Last updated: Friday 21st March 2014
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NLM-61DB9B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
White metal possible coin. A flat flan bearing faint trace of a bust right, otherwise featureless. Possibly clipped with the removal of legends; edges appear neatly cut. The overall impression is that this may not actually be a coin. It is possible this object may relate to a rash of forgeries reported from various sites detected by this club over the years, though those forgeries are usually of different style and construction, and are thought to come from a 'mint' in the Grimsby area.
Obverse description: possibly bust right. All other detail lost. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd December 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd December 2019
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Binbrook', grid reference and parish protected.
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