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Description: | A cast copper alloy square coin weight, probably from the early 17th century (round weights were introduced in 1632 and square weights outlawed). The obverse is marked with a crown over the letters X S (signifying 10 shillings). The reverse is illegible, making it hard to distinguish whether it is from the late reign of James I or early reign of Charles I. The coinage was somewhat complex but this weight matches the coinage from James I's third issue of 1619 into the early reign of Charles I, and was for weighing either angel, half laurel (also known as half unite) or double crown coins. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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