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Description: | A cast copper-alloy British biface coin weight of Charles I, c.1625-1649 AD. The weight is circular in form with marks of value on both faces. The obverse depicts a crowned bust left surrounded by the legend CAROL.-.REX., while the reverse depicts the the crowned denomination V/s in two lines. It measures 15.37mm in diameter and 2.06g (31.8 grains) in weight.This is a British coin weight of Charles I, the mark of value V/s on the reverse indicating it is for a Crown of Charles I (5 shillings) (see Withers and Withers, 1995: pp. 15, 27). It is of Post-Medieval date, c.1625-1649 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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