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Description: | A worn cast copper-alloy biface coin weight of Post-Medieval date. It is square in form and trapezoidal in section with very worn obverse and reverse faces. The obverse depicts the letters XX with crown above and letter S(?) below, all within an inner circle. The reverse appears to depict a laureate bust left within an inner circle, with a possible legend next to the bust but this is uncertain due to post-depositional wear. It measures 17.59mm in length, 17.49mm in width, 3.87mm in thickness and 8.24g (127 grains) in weight.This is a British coin weight for coins with a value of 20 shillings. It is probably for weighing Guineas of Charles II or later date, which have a weight of 8.4g (129 grains) (Withers and Withers, 1995: pp. 12-13), and dates to the 17th or 18th centuries AD.
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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A cast copper-alloy biface coin…
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