so, I went out for a walk and found a holed medieval piedfort from the 1300s
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The first rare Medieval artefact of its kind to be discovered in the South West was only uncovered when a car mechanic stumbled upon it while on holiday in Cornwall.
But it wasn’t until Tony Hadland showed the item to one his customers - an expert on Medieval coinage - back in Gloucestershire that he realised the true value of his find.
The piedfort, a non-functional coin most likely used as a reckoning counter, is a copy of a coin-type issued by King John II of France around 1360.
The artefact, discovered by Mr Hadland while walking on National Trust land in Boscastle, was only about the eighth recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
The intriguing find was one of a number to be classified as treasure at an inquest in Truro on Wednesday.
Other items included a 17th century silver button, a 13th century silver seal matrix and 16th Century silver dress hook.
Wouldn't you love to tell a story like that???
The first rare Medieval artefact of its kind to be discovered in the South West was only uncovered when a car mechanic stumbled upon it while on holiday in Cornwall.
But it wasn’t until Tony Hadland showed the item to one his customers - an expert on Medieval coinage - back in Gloucestershire that he realised the true value of his find.
The piedfort, a non-functional coin most likely used as a reckoning counter, is a copy of a coin-type issued by King John II of France around 1360.
The artefact, discovered by Mr Hadland while walking on National Trust land in Boscastle, was only about the eighth recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
The intriguing find was one of a number to be classified as treasure at an inquest in Truro on Wednesday.
Other items included a 17th century silver button, a 13th century silver seal matrix and 16th Century silver dress hook.
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I always thought that piedforts were official mint issues and used for testing and presentation purposes. I didn't get that sense from the description of the found coin. Sounds like the find was what is normally referred to as "coin weight" used by merchants.
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