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Description: | Cast copper alloy coin weight for a Charles I 10 shilling coin, probably a Half Laurel or Angel. The distinction between the two is difficult due to the weight of the coin weight and the wear on the obverse face. The coin weight is an irregular square shape in plan and rectangular in section, with a slightly bowed profile. The edges of the weight are bevelled. The coin weight measures 14.1mm in length, 14.4mm in width, is 3.2mm thick, and weighs 4.31 grams (0.153 ozs or 66.6 grains).
The coin weight is stamped with two motifs; an obverse and reverse. The device on the obverse is indistinct. It is possibly a crowned head with a laurel crown. The inscription reads: CAROL REX. Both the legend and the central design are contained within a circular boarder of pellets. The reverse is much better preserved. The central device is a crown with the letters XS (10 shillings) below. To the upper left and right of the XS are small fleur de lys and centrally below the letters is another. On the upper right hand edge of the crown is a counter mark / punch. This is either an initial I or possibly a crown which has been struck poorly. Both the legend and the central design are contained within a circular boarder of pellets. The coin weight is a mid green brown colour with an even patina that covers all surfaces. This patina has been removed by abrasion in places. | 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
1633 | 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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