Record ID: CORN-E82B10
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
A post-Medieval French one-tenth ecu (dixième d'ecu au bandeau) of Louis XV of France (1715-74), Duplessy 1683, dating to the 1770s (possibly 1770 or 1776, the final digit is unclear), mint: Paris (letter A below bust). Ref: Duplessy 1988: p.320. The coin is countermarked R.F. ( 'la République Française') suggesting that it was still in circulation after the French Revolution of 1789. This countermark of  is stamped above the three central fleur-de-lis. The coin is very worn, much of the inscription now illegible and only the …
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2024
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Record ID: HAMP-1D0CF5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver post medieval coin, probably Louis XV (1775-1790), probably dixieme d'ecu (1/10) ecu. Obverse: Illegible, worn smooth. A 'bow tie' shape and another marking (possibly three letters) have been stamped into the surface, but it is not possible to identify if this occurred pre- or post- erasure of the original markings. Reverse: Shield containing three fleur-de-lys, two foliate stems to left and right, surmounted by crown. Legend illegible. 
Created on: Thursday 9th June 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd June 2022
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Record ID: CORN-D8E00B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver French dixième d'écu dit "aux branches d'olivier" (10 centime piece with olive branches) of Louis XV (1710-1774) dated to 1750 on the reverse. Fractions of the silver ecu were introduced in 1726. The reverse has an oval shield enclosing three fleurs de lys surmounted by a crown and framed by two olive branches. Although the coin is rubbed almost flat, it must have been milled and not hammered, as hammered coins ceased to be produced in France after 1645. The obverse is completely worn away, but a coin with the same reverse (SUSS-862DA2) is illustrated on the dat…
Created on: Thursday 16th November 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 28th November 2017
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