Record ID: WMID-F0E86E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy possible African coin of probable Post Medieval dating (AD 1700 to AD 1900. Edges of the probable coin exhibit layers. Obverse: Probable negro head facing left, hoop earring, hair tied back to the right. Reverse: unclear. Diameter: 18.2 mm Thickness: 3.6 mm Weight: 4.0 g.
Created on: Monday 11th September 2023
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2023
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Record ID: WAW-5351E5
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, worn copper alloy square coin weight of late Medieval to early post Medieval date (c. AD 1454-1658). The coin weight is for a Lion and made in Antwerp. Obverse description: Lion seated left with its tail curled up over its haunches, flanked by pillars with three arches above and a floor below, all within a beaded circle. Reverse description: A building of some kind at the top with the Hand of Antwerp below it and flanked by 'C' on the left and 'G' on the right. All within a double border. "The Lion was issued from 1454-60 in Burgundy by Philip the Go…
Created on: Tuesday 11th October 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 11th October 2022
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Record ID: ESS-EC597C
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two early medieval gold tremisses, probably dating to the early-mid seventh century. The first coin is Merovingian, and probably from Tidiriciacum (identified by Belfort as Trizay-sur-Lezay, and by Depeyrot as Thiré, both in the Vendée). The reverse inscription indicates a moneyer named Witta (VVITA) in whose name coins with this mint signature have been recorded.1 Although the obverse inscription is mostly illegible, the visible letters are consistent with a reading of TIDIRIACO, as the mint name appears on other known coins of VVITA. The second coin is an early Anglo-Sa…
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2018
Last updated: Friday 15th December 2023
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