Record ID: SUR-BE081A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver French 4 Sols coin of Louis XIV dated 1677. Lyon mint (D). 
Created on: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-CA5261
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn post medieval French 1 Liard of Louis XIV, with illegible date. Obverse: [...] DE FR ET DE [...]. Reverse: LIARD / DE / FRANCE / B. Mint of Acquigny.
Created on: Wednesday 14th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-4C5C7C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, very worn post medieval copper alloy six deniers 'Dardenne' coin of Louis XIV (AD 1643-1715) dating between AD 1710-1712. Unclear mint. The coin is heavily worn, with no discernable legends remaining. Dimensions: diameter: 22.98mm,  thickness: 0.55mm,  weight: 1.65g
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
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Record ID: SUR-67C8C7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely worn and incomoplete silver French post medieval 5 Sols aux insignes of Louis XIV dating to c. 1702-1704. Obverse: Bust of Louis XIV on the right, draped and cuirassed with wig. Reverse: The hand of justice and the sceptre in saltire, between three lilies laid 2 and 1, under a crown.
Created on: Friday 29th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2023
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Record ID: SUR-655EEE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn post medieval French 1 Liard of Louis XIV dated 1655 Obverse: L XIIII ROY DE FR ET DE NA 1655. Reverse: LIARD / DE / FRANCE / D. Mint of Vimy (Neuville-sur-Saône, France).
Created on: Tuesday 18th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 18th July 2023
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Record ID: CORN-96603F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn, Post-medieval silver 4 sols piece of Louis XIV (AD 1643-1715). Mint of Lyon.  Obverse description: Unclear due to severe wear, probable laureate bust facing right. Unclear legend. Reverse description: D mint mark in centre of fleur de lis cross, D[O]MINE [SALVVM] FAC REGEM [H] There is a crack in the coin running vertically from approximately 5 o'clock on the flan (viewed from the obverse). The coin is also slightly bent, probably due to damage that occurred post deposition.  Measurements: Diameter, 19.15mm; Thickness, 0.51mm; Weight, 1.00g.
Created on: Friday 14th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 18th April 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-E93E07
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A French gold half Louis d'or of Louis XIV (1642-1715) of the four L's reverse type, dated 1694. Mint-mark P, mint of Dijon. Obverse: LVD•XIV•D•G• (sun & spear) FR•ET•NAV•REX 1694 - Laureate bust right. Reverse: CHRS / REGN / VINC / IMP (crescent) -  Cross of crowned fleurs with L's in the angles, around a central circle containing the mint-mark P. Diameter 20.7mm, thickness 0.8mm and weight 3.3g. This coin has been over-struck on an earlier issue of the eight L's reverse type, (the sun/spear mark …
Created on: Thursday 6th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-BC0A83
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval, copper alloy French Liard of Louis XIV, 'The Sun King' (AD 1643-1715) possibly dating to AD 1655-1658. Mint of Lyon. L • XIIII • ROY • DE • FR • ET • DE • NA translates ‘Louis XIV Roy de France et de Navarre’ (Louis XIV King of France and Navarre). The three heraldic fleur-de-lis are from the coat of arms of the French kings (royal symbol of France). The engraver was Jean Warin, a French sculptor and engraver who made important innovations in the process of minting coins. He was head of the French min…
Created on: Sunday 26th February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 27th April 2023
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Record ID: IOW-739406
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver 4 Sols of Louis XIV (AD 1648-1715), Ecru coinage, des Traitants type (AD 1676) (KM 232 - end date as of Schmidt 2019), Paris mint, mintmark A. Worn on both faces, no clipping. Obverse: Draped bust right. Legend: LVDO[VI]CVS•XIIII•DEI•GRATIA• Reverse: Crown above fleur-de-lis cross; mint mark "A" in center. Legend: •FRAN• ET• NAVARRÆ• REX• 16 76
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 8th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-35FAA2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn post medieval French 1 Liard of Louis XIV dated 1655 Obverse: L XIIII ROY DE FR ET DE NA 1655. Reverse: LIARD / DE / FRANCE / E. Mint of Tours (Touraine).
Created on: Monday 20th February 2023
Last updated: Monday 20th February 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-DEDA89
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn French silver coin of Louis XIV th, (AD 1638 - 1715), coin date 1677. Mint Mark "A" - Paris Mint.  Dimensions : Diameter 18.87mm, thickness 0.62mm, and weight 1.5gm. Die Axis 6 o'clock.
Created on: Thursday 16th February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 9th March 2023
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Record ID: WILT-A1E5AC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval silver 4 sols (2 deniers) of Louis XIV of France (1643-1715), dating to AD 1707, mint uncertain owing to wear on coin. The coin is very worn, with much of the design and inscription missing or faint. It has two gentle folds to form a shallow S-shape suggesting it was bent into a love token.  Diameter: 19.8mm; thickness: 0.43mm and weight: 1.13g. Other examples recorded from Hampshire SUR-C1ED14 and West Sussex Record ID: SUSS-338BC2 - POST MEDIEVAL coin (finds.org.uk)
Created on: Monday 13th February 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2023
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Record ID: KENT-158D6E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but extremely worn Post-Medieval quadruple sol of Louis XIV of France (1643 -1715), identifiable only through the remaining fragment of his double 'L' monogramme on the reverse and probably dating to the 1690s.  Measurements: Diameter: 19.45mm, weight: 0.88g.
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 25th January 2023
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Record ID: KENT-67E594
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and very worn French post-medieval coin of Louis XIV (AD 1643 - 1715), possibly a 1/6th Ecu, dating to the 1690s. Measurements:   diameter: 20.87mm, thickness: 0.52mm,  weight: 1.7g.
Created on: Thursday 17th November 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th February 2023
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Record ID: DENO-EC405E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and worn post medieval silver coin, apparently deliberately polished and bent, possibly to form a love-token. The coin is polished to the point it is mostly illegible, but it is probably a sol-piece of Louis XIV of France (AD 1643 - 1715), minted at Paris and dating to the period 1691 - 1699. The obverse is mostly illegible, the legend may have been over-struck. DG FR can be seen, and the laureate and draped head of probably Louis XIV facing right. Reverse shows a crowned double 'L' monogram, with three fleurs-de-li. Diameter 19 mm, thickness 1 mm and weight 1.…
Created on: Thursday 6th October 2022
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2024
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Record ID: DEV-89BDCC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval silver 20 sols piece (piece de vingt sols) of Louis XIV of France (1643-1715) dated 1708 (on coin). Minted at Nantes (mint mark: T). Measurements: 27 mm in diameter and 5.92 g in weight. Both sides have some wear at the centre with deep scratches.
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 16th November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whimple', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-4E5D35
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post medieval silver 4 Sols of Louis XIV of France (AD 1643-1715), dating to AD 1674. Mint of Lyon. Obverse: Draped bust, right. Legend: LVDOVICVS·XIIII D GRA Reverse: Crown above fleur-de-lis cross. D in centre. Legend: FRAN ET NAVARRE REX 1674
Created on: Thursday 11th August 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 16th August 2022
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Record ID: HAMP-0F1D37
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely worn copper alloy French Liard of Louis XIV dating to 1655-1658. Obverse: crowned bust, right. Reverse: three fleur de lys with LIARD DE FRANCE above. Uncertain mint.
Created on: Monday 8th August 2022
Last updated: Monday 8th August 2022
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Record ID: SUSS-338BC2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A post medieval silver 4 sols (2 deniers) of Louis XIV of France (1643-1715), dating to 1693 (Duplessy 1519), mint uncertain owing to wear on coin. Ref: Duplessy 1988. The coin is very worn, with much of the design and inscription missing or faint. It has two gentle folds to form a shallow S-shape suggesting it was bent into a love token. Diameter: 19.41mm; thickness: 0.63mm and weight: 1.03g. Another example recorded from Hampshire SUR-C1ED14.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd June 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-9E754F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete but worn post-medieval French silver 1/16 ecu (5 sols) of Louis XIV (1643-1715) dating to 1702 (Duplessy 1567). Mint: Besançon (France; mintmark: TCC ligated). Ref: Duplessy 1989: p.283. Obverse: Laureate and draped bust of Louis XIV right. Legend: LVD.X[IIII.D.G.FR.ET.]NAV.REX 1702 Reverse: Crossed sceptre and hand of Justice, with crown and 3 fleur-de-lis in angles.  Legend: DOMINE.SAL[VVM.FAC].REGEM Measurements: diameter 20.81mm; thickness: 0.49mm and weight: 1.39g.  The coin has been misstruck and is slightly bent. 
Created on: Wednesday 15th June 2022
Last updated: Friday 4th November 2022
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