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Description: | TREASURE CASE : 2011 T302.Description: A silver-gilt brooch made from a medieval coin of Philip IV of France (1268 - 1314). The coin is a Gros Tournois and has been converted into a brooch by fixing a loop and pin to the reverse or the coin and gilding the obverse. In this case the loop and pin were no longer attached to the coin upon its discovery, they were however found separately and the marks at the points where they were attached can clearly be seen on the reverse of the coin.Obverse: Cross pattee surrounded by legend in two rowsBENEDICTV:SIT:NOME:DHI:NRI:DEI:IHV:XPI (outer)PHILIPPVS REX (inner)Reverse: Chatel Tournois topped with cross surrounded by border of 12 lis within archesTVRONVS CIVISDiscussion: Many silver-gilt coins converted into brooches similar to this example have been recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Numerous examples are reported as Treasure each year and similar examples include SWYOR-3E69E0 and NMS-F323B7 (2008 T617).Although single coins are not normally considered to qualify as Treasure, coins converted in this way have generally been treated as items of jewellery and are thus eligible for consideration. Therefore, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.Dimensions: Length: 13.4mm; Width: 12.5mm; Thickness: 10.8mm; Weight: 2.5gReference: Treasure Annual Report 2008. (2010). London: DCMS. p.142, no.283.
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