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Probably Medieval silver melted coin hoard
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2010-09-22 17:43:12
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Probably Medieval silver melted coin hoard
Description
English: A hoard of fused silver coins, probably Medieval late 12th - 13th century.

Curator's report: I have examined a fused group of coins reported found in Wandsworth, London. There are virtually no details that can be made out, but from the size of the coins and perhaps a couple of visible letters, it appears likely to me that they are late 12th or 13th century silver pennies, possibly of the Short Cross coinage (1180-1247). If this is correct, they would have a silver fineness of over 90%. The weight of the group is 21.45g, suggesting that there might be around 15 coins present.

Assuming my identification is correct, the find represents a single deposit of coins of good silver and thus fulfils the criteria of Treasure according to the terms of the Act.

Dr Barrie J. Cook
Curator of Medieval and Early Modern Coinage, Department of Coins and Medals, British Museumm, London
16 November 2009

Dimensions: approximate diameter of one of the coins: 17.53mm; weight: 21.43g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 1150 and 1300
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1150-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1300-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 266727
Old ref: LON-D29E80
Filename: Davey - melted silver - July 09.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
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Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/266727
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Object location51° 28′ 36.84″ N, 0° 08′ 56.14″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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