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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Harriet Louth, 2011-05-31 12:25:37 |
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Coin hoard, 2009T459 |
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English: All but one of the coins are silver issues of the rulers of England and Scotland, and were thus struck to the official fineness of the sterling standard: 92.5% fine metal. The remaining coin originated in the Spanish Netherlands and is also of good silver, 94% fine, slightly better than sterling.
Summary of the hoard The bulk of the coins present are issues of three monarchs, Elizabeth I and the first two Stuart kings of England, James I and Charles I. There are a few good silver coins of Elizabeth's predecessors Edward VI and Mary I. There are three coins from the still distinct Scottish coinage also present, but these belong to the issues produced after the accession of James I, when the two coinages were closely aligned and the denominations represented were equivalent to an English half-crown and 1-shilling pieces. Also present is a silver coin of Philip IV of Spain from the Netherlands, a feature of hoards in some areas deposited in about 1642-3, including Yorkshire. All these elements are generally consistent with what we know of English currency in the 1640s, the start of the English Civil War, a period from which there are many coin hoards. All of the groups of coins found have broadly this same profile and the whole assemblage is completely consistent as being a single group of coins deposited on one occasion, at the start of the 1640s. The latest coins present belong to the mint mark triangle-in-circle, in use 1641-3, across the time that the king left London in January 1642 and raised his standard at Nottingham on 22 August. The shilling of Edward VI has unusual features, it that the edge has been hammered into a broader than usual rim and the letter C has been stamped onto the portrait of the king. It is likely that this coin spent some time out of currency being used for some other purpose, probably a counter for use in gaming. Nevertheless, it has clearly been returned to currency, to be incorporated in this hoard of material. The contents of the separate groups, even those corresponding to different part of the pottery vessels, do not suggest that the whole group was anything other than a single, thoroughly mixed deposit. There is no indication that the group was added over time, instead it looks strongly as though it was withdrawn from use at a single point. It represents a particular level of the currency, the major silver denominations, and lacks any low denominations of high-value gold coins. This is entirely consistent with the silver dominated currency of the period and the many hoards that have been recorded from the 1640s. The coins found in the Bedale area can certainly be regarded a deposit made on a single occasion - their nature on its own would demonstrate this, but they were also found in two pots, which makes it absolutely clear. They are all of good silver. It is my opinion, therefore, that the find fulfils the criteria of treasure according to the terms of the Act. Dr Barrie J. Cook Two of the coins, catalogue numbers 1 and 689, were acquired by the British Museum. The remainder were disclaimed and returned to the finder.
ENGLISH COINS
Elizabeth I (1558-1603) James I (1603-25) First/Second Coinage mule Second Coinage (1604-19) Third Coinage (1619-25) Charles I (1625-49) SCOTTISH COINS Charles I FOREIGN COIN
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| Depicted place | (County of findspot) North Yorkshire | ||
| Date | MEDIEVAL | ||
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FindID: 267777 Old ref: YORYM-E9B002 Filename: AN00803536_001.JPG |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/329915 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/329915/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/267777 |
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