Record ID: IOW-EF0C17
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete silver Spanish America 1-real piece of Carlos II (1665-1700), mint of Potosi, 1678, assayer Antonio de Ergueta (1653-78).
Created on: Wednesday 22nd October 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-03BBB2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete silver half cruzado (200-reis) of King John IV of Portugal ('o Restaurador', 1640-56), presumably minted at Lisbon. The countermark on the reverse '250' relates to a revaluation under John IV's successor, Afonso VI ('o Vitorioso', 1656-67), brought on by the cost of wars against Spain. (Portugal had been under Spain from 1580 until 1640.). Decree of 22 March 1663 increased face value of silver coins by 25%. Obv: [IO]ANNES IIII D G RE[X POR]TVG[ALI]; crowned arms of Portugal, value 200 Rev: IN HOC SIG[NO VIN]CES; cross; countermark ('carimbo'): 250 crowned with a s…
Created on: Wednesday 30th July 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IOW-5376F2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver 1 real 'cob' piece of Philip IV (1621-65) and probably struck c. 1665. Assayer E (= Antonio de Ergueta, between 1651 and 1678), with a date in the 1660s (two-figure dates at this time), perhaps 1665.
Created on: Sunday 15th June 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-87C122
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A coin of Louis XIV of France. Edward Besly of the National Museum and Gallery of Wales has identified this coin as follows. Louis XIV's coinage suffered a succession of remintings in this period, known as 'réformations' and most of the time, ratther than melting down the coins, they struck the new ones directly on the old. This is therefore a réformation: A 1691 'Quadruple sol aux deux Ls', which has been overstruck c.1702-4 to become a a 'cinq sols aux insignes'. The date of the earlier coin is under the King's bust, which is upside-down in relation to the new design. On th…
Created on: Tuesday 7th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-4524F2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Scottish 20 pence
Created on: Thursday 3rd July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-AF2BA7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Half-Real in the names of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain [spain]
Created on: Thursday 26th June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.