Record ID: NMGW-5D7FC7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy coin weight of late 17th century date, brass weight for a gold pistole of Louis XIV of France, English Unkown maker (Witrus 1297) 5.98g.
Created on: Thursday 10th January 2008
Last updated: Friday 7th March 2014
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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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