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Description: | A cast brass square coin weight dating to the reign of James I between the years 1611-1620 AD (13.5mm x 13.5mm; thickness: 2.5mm; weight: 4.20g). The weight and value of 11 shillings concludes that the coin weight is known as an 'angel', especially with the angel on the reverse.
In 1620, there was an upsurge in the use of coin weights, and in the following decade many types were produced. They were square and made of brass and have the standard reverse of a crown surmounting the value of the relevant coin. Weights of this period bear an official counterstamp or verification mark which can be see on this example to the extreme top left of the crown on the obverse as a stamped crowned I for James I. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1611
1620 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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