Record ID: LANCUM-B514C4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete post-medieval gold 1-Escudo of Joanna of Castile (AD 1504-1555) and Aragon (AD 1516-1555) and Charles I of Spain (AD 1516-1556), eventually Emperor Charles V, king of Germany and Italy (AD 1519-1556), mint: Seville (mint marks S and star; Cayon and Clemente no 3146), dating to 1535-55. Ref: Cayon and Clemente 2005: p.473. Obverse: Cross of Jerusalem within a quatrefoil, with inverted leaf terminals, within a pelleted border. Legend around the outside. Obverse Legend: + HISPANIARVM o REGES o SICILIE Reverse: Within a beaded circle, a crowned squared shield co…
Created on: Thursday 16th December 2021
Last updated: Monday 14th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-8DFC42
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and very heavily clipped post-medieval gold 1-Escudo coin of Queen Joanna of Castile (AD 1504-1555) and Aragon (AD 1516-1555)—known historically as Queen Joanna the Mad—and King Charles I of Spain (AD 1516-1556), eventually Emperor Charles V, king of Germany and Italy (AD 1519-1556). The coin would have been minted between AD 1516-1556; however, because of the clipping no mint mark remains. Obverse: The central Cross of Jerusalem remains, with some elements of the quatrefoil with inverted leaf terminals visible. Reverse: A fragmented portion of the Crowned…
Created on: Friday 27th August 2021
Last updated: Monday 21st February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Crosscanonby', grid reference and parish protected.