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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy bi-faced coin weight of post-medieval date. The coin weight is square in plan with a narrow rectangular section. Both sides are stamped with the letters "D" and "G" in the top two corners and the numbers "5" and "8" in the bottom corners. A stamped crown is placed centrally on one side. The numbers refer to the weight of the object in pennyweight and grains and refer to the guinea and its fractions. Weights with this value were issued after 1773. The letters are most probably the initials of the maker. The metal has a dark brownish-green patina and is worn. The weight is 17mm long and wide, 3.9mm thick and weighs 7.5g.A similar example can be seen in 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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