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Description: | A post-medieval copper-alloy coin-weight of George III. The coin weight has raised edge around the diameter , and a plain reverse surface. On the obverse side, there is ewer or laver pot, sword and a crowned G. The ewer is a countermark of George III period and of The Worshipful Company of Founders. It would have been stamped by the Beadle of the Company to indicate that the weight had been inspected and passed. This countermark was used in association with other marks such as the sword, the mark of the City of London, and a crowned initial of the king.The weight weighs about 6.36 grams which equates to about a quarter of an ounce averdepois.
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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