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Description: | A square 20 shilling (laurel) coin weight of James I, which has been cast in copper alloy. This denomination of coin was only minted after 1620 (Biggs 1992, p. 28). The coin weight measures 18.35mm by 18.2mm, it is 4.24mm thick and weighs 8.48g (originally it would have weighed 9.1g). The obverse design is a left facing bust of James I encircled by beading. The reverse design also has a ring of beading, which contains the number 20 in Roman numerals (XX) and an 's' below a crown. There is also a hint of a small stamp impression on the obverse, just above and to the left of the crown. This was the official counterstamp or verification mark, in this case a crowned letter 'I' for James I. The coin weight is quite worn and the designs can be only faintly discerned. | 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: | 1620
1625 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Naomi Payne | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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