Find Spot record 883/0/10 - Unstratified Medieval Coin

Imitation of coin of Philip the Bold found in a garden of Porch House in 1955.

{1} In July 1955 a woman lifting potatoes in the kitchen garden of the Porch House, Dodford near Weedon. came across a small gold coin. This has since been identified as a Burgundian imitation of
an English quarter-noble of the type struck in Flanders for Philip the Bold between 1388 and his death in 1404. It has been acquired for the National Collection

{2} A C14th coin, identified as a Burgundian initiation of a English quarter-noble of the type struck in Flanders for Philip The Bold was found in 1955 at the north end of Dodford village.

{4} Mrs G.S Legge indicated the spot where she found the coin at SP 61356085. It is now in the British Museum.

<1> 1955, The British Numismatic Journal, 28;1/201 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN14469.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.72 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP66SW3 (unchecked) (Index). SNN443.

<4> Seaman, BH, 1969, Field investigators comments, F1 BHS 19-FEB-69 (Notes). SNN111907.

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