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SF-492162: Medieval coin brooch: maille blanche en argent (half gros tournois) of Charles IV 'Le Bel' of Franc
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Suffolk County Council, Anna Booth, 2016-08-09 16:28:43
Title
SF-492162: Medieval coin brooch: maille blanche en argent (half gros tournois) of Charles IV 'Le Bel' of Franc
Description
English: An incomplete silver maille blanche en argent (half gros tournois) of Charles IV 'Le Bel' of France, c.1322-1328 AD. Missing half of the flan due to old breaks. The coin has been modified, probably for use as a brooch or dress fastener. On one side of the reverse a silver triangular hook piece has been soldered to the flan, with a corrsponding patch of solder on the opposite side of the same face perhaps indicative of a second hook or attachment piece that is now missing due to old breaks. The obverse has been gilded. This object measures 21.82mm in length/diameter, 14.14mm in surviving width, 0.80mm in thickness at flan, 4.23mm including hook, and 1.37g in weight.

A number of French silver coins of this form modified for usage as brooches or dress fasteners have been recorded through the PAS, typically utilising gros Tournois coinage of Phillip III-IV and Louis IX (e.g. SF101, KENT-E1B9F2, BERK-5EED45, SWYOR-3E69E0, NMS-F323B7, SWYOR-3D99D3, DUR-977A16, ESS-CFE5E6, or DUR-724101) and dating to the late-13th or early-14th centuries AD. Given the age and precious metal content of this coin, combined with the fact that it has been modified for usage as a brooch, it therefore constitutes potential Treasure under the Treasure Act 1996.

Denomination: Maille blanche
Ruler/issuer: Charles IV of France
Type: French: Maille blanche of Charles IV
Obverse description: Cross potent within an inner circle
Obverse inscription: +BND[]:DNI:PRI // +KA[].REX
Reverse description: Chatel Tournois surrounded by the legend, all within an outer border of fleur-de-lis within circles
Reverse inscription: FRA[N...]m?
Initial mark: Cross potent
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Depicted place (County of findspot) Suffolk
Date between 1322 and 1328
date QS:P571,+1322-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1322-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1328-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 783632
Old ref: SF-492162
Filename: HGH_SF492162.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/578243
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/578243/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/783632
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