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bracteate coin
Object Type
bracteate coin
Museum number
TWN,p25.19
Description
Silver bracteate coin.
Production date
13thC-15thC
Production place
Minted in:
Basel
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Weight:
0.174 grammes
Bibliographic references
Poole 1878 / A descriptive catalogue of the Swiss coins in the South Kensington Museum, bequeathed by the Reverend Chauncy Hare Townshend
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Transferred from:
Victoria and Albert Museum
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Revd Chauncy Hare Townshend
Acquisition date
1894
Acquisition notes
Townshend bequeathed his coin collection to what was then the South Kensington Museum in 1868. As his will allowed for these to be transferred to "any other suitable place which may be provided in substitution for that Museum," the collections were moved to the British Museum in 1894 to allow for "the comparative study of special series."
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
TWN,p25.19