Record ID: IOW-777B87
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete base silver douzain, in the name of Charles X, (Charles de Bourbon (1523-90), declared king of France by La Ligue 1589-90), 1st type, 1590-4. Although Charles X died in 1590, the Ligueurs continued to coin in his name until 1598. References: J. Lafaurie & P. Prieur, Les Monnaies des Rois de France: François I à Henri IV (1956), no. 1026. J. Duplessy, Les Monnaies françoises royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI, vol. II (1989), no. 1180.
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2009
Last updated: Saturday 26th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.