Record ID: SWYOR-518D7F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bent and worn silver coin; probably a Tudor half groat with a square topped shield on the reverse, dating from AD 1485 - 1603. One edge of the coin is bent. The coin is 18.2mm in diameter, 3.1mm thick in its current bent form and weighs 1.00g.  The body of the coin is 0.4mm thick.
Created on: Monday 17th July 2023
Last updated: Friday 11th August 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-B5E712
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete small silver hammered coin; probably a penny, dating from the Tudor period, AD 1547 - 1603, ruler unknown. Mint of London. The obverse is illegible. Royal shield over a long cross fourchee reverse. Part of the edge of the coin is missing. Thickness: 0.38mm Weight: 0.27g Diameter: 12.41mm
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-28CE69
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and illegible hammered silver coin; probably a Post Medieval coin dating from AD 1500 - 1700. Dimension: The coin has a diameter of 17.8 mm and a weight of 0.66 g.
Created on: Saturday 26th November 2022
Last updated: Saturday 24th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-9124B8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval silver coin with few details visible. Probably Tudor or early Stuart, dating from AD 1485 - 1625. the size suggests it could be a half groat. Diameter 17.6mm; thickness 0.5mm and weight 0.82g.
Created on: Monday 8th November 2021
Last updated: Saturday 20th November 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-ED406B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval silver coin; a penny of the Tudor period, AD 1485 - 1603, obverse illegible. Square topped shield over a long cross fourchee on the reverse. Mint of London. The coin is partially bent. It is 14mm diameter, 0.4mm thick and 0.4g.
Created on: Saturday 8th August 2020
Last updated: Friday 16th October 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-E05313
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Post Medieval coin, probably a Tudor half groat dating from AD 1485 - 1603, but almost entirely illegible. It is 18mm diameter, 0.4mm thick and 0.67g.
Created on: Friday 27th September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 8th October 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-18D3DD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely worn, probably post-Medieval silver coin, probably a penny or clipped half-groat of an unidentified ruler, dating from AD 1500 - 1750. Both sides are smoothed almost flat and the flan is cracked. The coin is 15.6mm in diameter and 0.7mm thick. It weighs 0.52g.
Created on: Tuesday 7th May 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 5th June 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-29896D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Post Medieval coin; a Tudor penny dating from AD 1544 - 1604, London mint. The coin is incomplete with less than half surviving. It is 15.8mm long, 7.7mm wide, 0.7mm thick and 0.42g.
Created on: Saturday 23rd July 2016
Last updated: Saturday 23rd July 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-12B278
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Post Medieval coin of Edward VI (AD 1547 - 1553), uncertain issue and date. The coin has been cut into two pieces, the centre removed, and the remaining crescents folded round each other. One piece was bent into a loop, and the other was folded round the loop, with one end tucked through it and bent to secure it. They remain linked but not adhered to each other. Parts of the legends are visible, and part of the shield on the reverse, but not the obverse design. It is not clear whether it was the intention to make this knot, or whether these pieces are the waste material af…
Created on: Tuesday 24th March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 24th March 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-B336BF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval silver coin; a broken half Tudor coin, either a half groat or a three pence dating from AD 1485 - 1603. The obverse is illegible, making the coin impossible to identify. It has a diameter of 17.1mm, 0.5mm thick and 0.36g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2014
Last updated: Sunday 10th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-8C9C64
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval silver coin; an illegible Tudor coin with a square topped shield on the reverse. It dates from AD 1485 - 1603. The coin is very worn, and one edge is damaged and incomplete. It measures 18.08mm diameter, 0.7mm thick and weighs 0.62g.
Created on: Monday 11th August 2014
Last updated: Monday 11th August 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-3A7973
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Post Medieval coin; a half penny of the Commonwealth (1649 - 1660). The coin is broken and one edge is missing. See North number 2730.
Created on: Thursday 9th February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 9th February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-7E5853
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post medieval foreign coin; a Courte of the Spanish Netherlands, Philip II (1555-1598), produced between 1556 and 1571. It has a diameter 17.51mm, thickness 0.70mm, weight 1.18g. It may be a contemporary copy. See Van Gelder and Hoc 1960, no: 229.
Created on: Friday 26th February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Morley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-1CB846
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A circular lead token dating from the post Tudor period, 1600-1800 AD. One side has the letters E P with 5 pellets in relief, the other is blank apart from a faintly incised cross. The token has a diameter of 22.16mm, thickness 2.73mm, weight 9.32g. For reference see Fletcher 2005. Leaden Tokens and Tallies. Roman to Victorian p. 54/55. Tokens like this were probably used as small change because the crown did not produce enough coins. The initial probably refer to the tradesman who issued the token.
Created on: Thursday 28th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SWYOR-B2B3B3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy illegible coin which has been pierced. The very circular shape suggests a post-medieval date, though the dating remains uncertain as no trace of images or legends remains owing to corrosion. Since it was found at a newly discovered Anglo-Saxon cemetery site, an Early Medieval date cannot be ruled out. It has a dark green patina. It is 20mm in diameter and 1.1mm thick. It weighs 1.92gm.
Created on: Monday 11th January 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 18th December 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Lincolnshire', grid reference and parish protected.

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-885EF8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An illegible copper alloy coin. Judging by size alone, this could be a 17th century English or Scottish copper coin of Charles I or II. It is 18mm in diameter and 1.1mm thick. It weighs 0.98gm.
Created on: Friday 16th October 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-883253
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An illegible copper alloy coin. Judging by size alone, this could possibly be a 17th century English or Scottish copper coin of Charles I or II. It is 18.2mm in diameter and 0.9mm thick. It weighs 0.92gm.
Created on: Friday 16th October 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-E84F84
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval lead alloy token dated 1599. One face carries the date within a cartouche, bordered at top and bottom by a cross-hatched pattern. The other face has the initials W S P arranged in an inverted triangle. It is 10.3mm in diameter and 1.8mm thick. It weighs 0.86gm. The token is smaller than most examples.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SWYOR-409854
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy coin weight dating from the 18th century. It is marked: "S D / 5 & 3 / 1 • 8" on both faces, meaning five shillings and three pence; one pennyweight and eight grains. This weight would have been part of a series used between 1760 and 1773 to weight the Portuguese moidore and "joe" gold coins. See page 52 of Lions Ships and Angels by Withers and Withers.
Created on: Thursday 13th August 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 21st May 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-AA59C7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Greek coin, probably a modern replica. The obverse carries a head of Hera, facing right; the reverse an eagle with wings extended behind, holding a snake in its beak. There is no legend. It is 15.6mm in diameter and 3.1mm thick. It weighs 3.69gm. A similar coin but struck in silver and with the bust facing the opposite way is listed on http://www.anythinganywhere.com/commerce/coins/coinpics/ancgk-classgk.htm as an ancient greek coin; a drachm dating from 338 - 308 BC, BMC number 109, 38. Another example with the bust facing right can be seen on http://www.museumsurplus.…
Created on: Thursday 6th August 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 21st May 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-5A5503
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An illegible Post Medieval copper alloy coin. It has a diameter of 19.5mm with a thickness of 1.3mm and it weighs 1.97g.
Created on: Sunday 2nd August 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-0376E5
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A uniface cast lead-alloy token, probably a post-medieval agricultural tally, c. 1550 - 1650. The obverse of the token shows a single initial, the letter T; the reverse is plain. It is 18.5mm in diameter and 1.6mm thick. It weighs 3.45gm. See Fletcher, Leaden Tokens and Tallies, p. 67.
Created on: Wednesday 28th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 15th May 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-697020
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy 'Rose/Orb' jetton by Hans Krauwinckel II of Nuremberg (active 1586-1635). It is 22.2mm in diameter and 0.6mm thick. It weighs 1.09gm. Reference: Mitchiner volume 1, number 1535.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd December 2008
Last updated: Sunday 20th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-693034
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post Medieval, seventeenth century copper alloy token dated 1664, very corroded and chipped around the edge. It is 16.8mm in diameter and 0.8m thick. It weighs 0.63gm. It has a light green patina.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd December 2008
Last updated: Sunday 20th December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nottinghamshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-68F7F1
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A seventeenth century copper token c. 1660-1675. The token is very corroded and the design and legends are largely illegible. One side appears to show a shield within an inner circle; the other side also has an inner circle, but neither legend nor device is discernible. It is 18.4mm in diameter and 1mm thick. It weighs 1.48gm.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd December 2008
Last updated: Sunday 20th December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nottinghamshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-DC3013
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified post Medieval copper alloy coin. One face has a crowned oval shield, but the other face is illegible. There are traces of silvering on the surface, suggesting that the coin is a fake of a silver coin. It is likely to be Georgian, and may be a copy of a half crown. However, the design is not correct so it may be a fantasy piece used for gaming.
Created on: Tuesday 21st October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SWYOR-13C7C0
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy coin weight; probably post-Medieval. The weight is in bad condition and fairly illegible. A possible crown and facial outline (facing left) can be seen, with a pellet behind. The legend and reverse are illegible. The crowned busts could represent Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I or Charles II. The weight has green patina in places, with a dark brown hue. It measures 22.6mm diameter x 5.1mm, weighing 13.59g/0.479oz.
Created on: Friday 5th September 2008
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-2AA232
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper alloy coin weight of Continental manufacture, dating from 1611-1644AD. It is double sided, one side carrying the device of a raised right hand and the initials G D, indicating that it originates from Antwerp and the workshop of G. Van Dunwalt, which is known to have operated between these dates (see Withers, Lions, Ships and Angels, page 60). The other side is largely illegible. It is 15.8mm square and weighs 6.68gm. This find was recorded from an export licence.
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2008
Last updated: Thursday 5th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'probably Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-2A6FE1
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper alloy, coin weight of early post-medieval date, probably dating from 1530-1600AD. It is square and double sided. One side carries the device of a crowned rose and the other that of a hand within a wreath. These markings suggest that it was of Continental manufacture, the hand being the mark for Antwerp in the Low Countries, and that it was used to weigh the gold crowns issued during the reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I between 1526 and 1548. It is 15.21mm square and weighs 3.35g. Note: This find was recorded from an export licence. Similar examples are illustrated i…
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2008
Last updated: Thursday 5th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'probably Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-2A2191
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper alloy coin weight dating from 1740-1770AD. It is double sided, each side bearing a raised inscription reading S 36, indicating that it was used to weigh the Portuguese gold 4 escudos, valued then at thirty six shillings. It is 23.3mm in diameter and weighs 14.19gm. This find was recorded from an export licence and there is therefore no accurate measurement of the thickness available. Identical examples are illustrated in Withers, Lions, Ships and Angels, page 53.
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2008
Last updated: Thursday 5th June 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-4D5C22
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver coin; probably a modern copy of an Early Medieval secondary sceatta (710-760AD), Series H, Type 49. The coin has a diameter of 14.3mm and is 1.7mm thick, so is unusually thick and large. It weighs 2.26g which is double the normal weight. The obverse has a ‘Wodan’ head with annulets around. The reverse shows a pecking bird. For reference see 806 in ‘Coins of England’ by Spink or number 103 in North. Genuine examples on the database are SOMDOR-DF6636, IOW-6C3C74, IOW-29A802, IOW-F08F06, IOW-401B68 and WILT-8FBF45.
Created on: Friday 27th June 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-9A6BE4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval French coin; a silver 15 sol piece of Louis XVI. The 15 sol denomination seems only to have been minted under Louis XVI in 1791 – 1793, in the years immediately before France became a republic. The obverse legend should read “LOUIS XVI ROI – DES FRANCOIS” and the date, round a bust of Louis XVI facing left, and on the reverse, “15 SOL” across the field with the legend “REGNE DE LA LOI” above and “L’AN DE LA LIBERTE” on two lines beneath (meaning “the rule of the law” and “the year of Liberty”. For reference see William Craig (1966)…
Created on: Tuesday 13th May 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-1AB235
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval copper alloy bullion weight which is square in plan. It is 16.2mm square and 4.1mm thick. It is marked with 5 stamped annulets and a rampant lion mark, and the design is repeated on the reverse. It is intended to be a 5 pennyweight measure (equal to the weight of five pennies), though at 7.36g, it is slightly light. There are many varieties of the lion countermark. The weight dates from 1600 – 1850 AD. For reference see “Bullion Weights” by Norman Biggs (1995), page 19 and 20.
Created on: Friday 25th April 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-8B2E14
Object type: MEDALLION
Broad period: MODERN
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy medallion or pendant which is probably modern, perhaps dating from the Victorian period. It has a diameter of 39.7mm and is 3.5mm thick. The medallion is gilded and decorated on both faces but the poor quality of the alloy means that much of the detail is illegible. The obverse bears a large central cross potent with five pellets in each angle. There is also a legend round the edge which is illegible. The reverse shows a coat of arms with a crown above and emblems to the side. This is believed to be the royal arms of Portugal. It is likely that this medallion is based upo…
Created on: Friday 18th April 2008
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-35ACD3
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy post medieval trade token which has a diameter of 21mm and is 1.1mm thick. The obverse bears a shield with three charges, probably birds, arranged two over one. The date above is 1669. On the reverse is the legend “John / Sait(ey) / York / his ½” in script on four lines.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd April 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-48A238
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval silver coin; a Scottish twenty pence coin of Charles I (1625-1649). The coin has a diameter of 15.5mm and is 0.6mm thick. It weighs 0.86g.
Created on: Monday 21st January 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-B2A795
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy token which is approximately 2.5cm in diameter. The token is a lead disc with a design on both sides. This find was recorded from a photograph kindly provided by the finder. The design are not very clear but appear to be a bird on one face and letters on the other, maybe ligated AD over an M. The token has been examined by David Powell who suggests that the designs include merchant’s marks and that they, combined with the size suggest a seventeenth century date.
Created on: Wednesday 14th November 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-ABD311
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy Modern seal dating from about AD 1900 - 1950. The seal is a disc which has a diameter of 13.9mm and is 2.7m thick. It has the same design on both sides which appears to be two squirrels facing each other. This object was originally recorded as a token. There is some damage to one edge of the object which makes the design difficult to see clearly. The object has a yellowish patina and the damage does not seem to be recent. A better preserved example is CORN-B92BB3 which is described as: "two squirrels facing each other, each holding the top of a shield. There is a banne…
Created on: Wednesday 14th November 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 17th October 2017
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Record ID: SWYOR-928803
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy coin which is probably Indian. It has not been possible to positively identify this coin, but it is likely to be between 100 and 300 years old, brought back as a souvenir of the Raj. The coin is very worn. It has a diameter of 22.4mm and is 5.6mm thick. It weighs 16.6g.
Created on: Tuesday 25th September 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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