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Description: | Cast copper alloy coin weight for a Thistle Crown of post medieval date (1601-1620 AD).
The coin weight is square in plan and sub-rectangular in section, with a slightly bowed profile. It measures 13.1mm in length, 12.9mm in width, and is 1.8mm thick. It weighs 1.86 grams (0.066oz or 28.6 grains).
One side of the coin weight depicts a crown with IIIIS below it and 4D 1/2 below that. All these elements are contained within a circle formed from sub-oval pellets. The other side shows a thistle within a circular stamp. The thistle divides the initials I R in the field. The coin weight is a mid green brown colour with an even patinia that covers all surfaces.
A similar example can be seen in Norman Biggs book, English Weights - an illustrated survey, pp 28-29. The coin weight is for a thistle crown (equal to 4 shillings and 4 pence) issued during the reign of 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: | 1601
1620 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Peter Reavill | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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