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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy coin weight of post-medieval date. The weight is circular in plan and is stamped on both faces with the letters S : D above the numbers 6 : 9. Each pair are seperated by two floral pellets. Both faces also have a border of leaf-style designs.This weight was used for weighing foreign coins to the value of six shillings and nine pence.Coin weights of this type date to circa 1760-1773.Similar examples can be seen in P & B.R. Withers, p.53.
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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