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MEDIEVAL BROOCH
This is a silver coin that has been converted into a brooch by the addition of attachments on one side (there have vanished but their placing is clear) and by the gilding of one side of the coin. The coin is a silver gros tournois of King Louis IX, of France, a relatively large silver coin for the period, first introduced to the French currency by this king and struck by him in the years 1266-127…
Subject
- archaeology - MEDIEVAL
Type of item
- BROOCH
- Brooch
Medium
- Silver
- Silver
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Creation date
- 1266
- 1266
Places
- United Kingdom; Essex; Colchester
Identifier
- ESS-CFE5E6
Year
- 1266
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-04-19T11:32:52.526Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T16:24:31.788Z