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Description: | A uniface lead-alloy weight, probably a coin weight. The inscribed face has an inner beaded circle, within which is a crowned thistle flanked by the letters I R, probably for James I (1603-25). The crown breaks the inner circle. Around the inner circle is a legend, which reads COM':C[?....?]:S. There are stops of three pellets in a triangular formation at the start and end of the legend. There is an outer beaded circle. This piece has the characteristics of a continental weight (of Germany or the Low Countries) intended for checking the Thistle Crown of James I, except that, at 3.6gm, it is 35% too heavy. It is 14.6mm in diameter and 2.4mm thickReference: Withers, Identifying Coin Weights p. 35.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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