Record ID: LIN-AE6F37
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval silver 1-real of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain (1469-1504), minted at Seville. Obv. FERDINANDVS ET ELISABET; Crowned coat of arms of Spain, ?open square to left, S to right. Rev. +REX ET REGINA CASTELE LEGI; Stylised yoke with sheaf of seven arrows. This coin is similar to one from the Isle of Wight (PAS ref. IOW-F28953). The discussion indicates that this type of coin carried on being produced in the names of Ferdinand and Isabella well into the middle of the 16th century.
Created on: Thursday 19th March 2015
Last updated: Thursday 19th March 2015
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Record ID: LIN-466EC0
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An 'American plantations token', made out of tin and minted under James II for use in the American plantations. This token was valued at one 24th of Spanish real, or one and a half farthings. In August 1688 John Holt, agent for a number of tin mines petitioned the King for the right to produce tin tokens for use in the American plantations. Though there are no surviving documents to prove that permission was granted, the existance of a number of dies cut by John Roettier and now in the British Museum, London, suggest that permission was granted. Just four months later on 11th D…
Created on: Wednesday 24th May 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LIN-052A33
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver eight reale of Philip II, minted by Diego de la Torre in Lima, Peru between September 1577 and c. 1589. [spain]
Created on: Friday 3rd June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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