Record ID: SWYOR-4C6907
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval silver coin: a continental sterling imitation Edwardian coin of Gui de Dampierre, Count of Flanders (AD 1280-1305), probably dating from AD 1288 - 1292 and minted at Alost (modern Aalst, Belgium). The obverse shows a double headed eagle while the reverse has a long cross with three pellets in each angle. The legends have been identified from a list kindly provided to PAS by P and B Withers. Compare Mayhew, N. J. 1983. Sterling Imitations of Edwardian Type, ref. 1-3 and also BERK-1A4553 and NMS-8D1E15. The coin is 19.2mm long, 13.6mm wide and 0.9mm thick. It weig…
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2018
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