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Description: | A cast copper-alloy biface coin weight of Post-Medieval date. It is square in form and trapezoidal in section. The front face depicts a laureate and draped bust of James I left, within a beaded circular border. The reverse depicts the numerals XX surmounted by a crown, a small letter s beneath and surrounded by six fleur-de-lis, all within a beaded circular border. This is the mark of value for a 20 shilling coin of James I, probably a Laurel (see Withers and Withers, 1995: pp. 68). It measures 16.30mm in length, 16.72mm in width, 4.60mm in thickness, and weighs 8.80g (135.8 grains).This is a British coin weight for coinage of James I, its weight at 135.8 grains falling just below the standard 140.5 grain weight for a Laurel of this period (Withers and Withers, 1995: pp. 26, 68). It is of Post-Medieval date, c.1619-1625 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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