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Post-Medieval Medal
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North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, 2016-04-28 11:31:55
Title
Post-Medieval Medal
Description
English: Lead alloy medal. A large cast disc with milled obverse and reverse designs, probably a commemorative piece, possibly of political or military achievement. The edges are torn with loss of about one quarter of the surface area. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1680-1720.

Obverse description: Conjoined busts laureate bewigged, cuirassed, and draped right. Circumferential legend surviving in part:

Obverse inscription: [----]D[reversed] G (---) ENREIDE

Reverse description: Male figure standing right with sword held point to ground on an altar or pediment with a square plaque to its front, flanked by curls or volutes; horizontal lines in foreground may represent ascending steps. Possibly a cloud with sunrays passing through it to top right.

Reverse inscription: (---)[---]EL AL[---]

Diameter: 50.1mm, Thickness: 2.5mm, Weight: 28.09gms, die axis: 12
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date between 1680 and 1720
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1680-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1720-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 780983
Old ref: NLM-0DDEE8
Filename: NLM32161.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
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/564954
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/564954/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/780983
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