Accession No
TEMP.03056
Description
Copper alloy coin or possibly a copper alloy reproduction of a coin with a repoussé relief design. The figure in the centre is possibly Mercury holding a staff in one hand and a cornucopia in the other. There is a Latin inscription, mostly illegible, around the outside. The coin has been perforated in four places with links of chain through two of the perforations.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Swaffham
Period
?Roman ?Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Gold/Copper Alloy
Local Term
Measurements
25mm
Events
Context (Physical description)
Label adhered to reverse of reads: 'Swaffham Est [unclear]. Bt. [Bought] 1907'
Event Date 1907
Author: Kirsty Kernohan
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Kirsty Kernohan
Description (Inscription)
Part of the Latin inscription on the coin reads: 'IIII COS II'
Event Date 27/9/2024
Author: Kirsty Kernohan
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy coin or possibly a copper alloy reproduction of a coin with a repoussé relief design. The figure in the centre is possibly Mercury holding a staff in one hand and a cornucopia in the other. There is a Latin inscription, mostly illegible, around the outside. The coin has been perforated in four places with links of chain through two of the perforations.
Event Date 27/9/2024
Author: Kirsty Kernohan
FM:319608
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