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Description: | Post Medieval square copper alloy double sided coin weight. On the obverse is a half-length portrait of James I with the legend: I R BRI all encircled by a pellet border. On the reverse is XXII (for 22 shillings) under a crown within a plain line circular border, over stamped with a crowned I to upper left. It is 18.0mm square by 3.92mm thick; it weighs 8.82g, 136 grains.This is a British made weight for revalued Unite of James I, 2nd coinage (Withers and Withers 1995:13). A full weight unite of the period 1604-1619 weighed 155 grains. Coin weights are typically made slightly light to fit the legal minimum weight of the coin. Although unites were only produced for a short period they continued to circulate longer, however after 1632 round weights were more common (ibid:26).
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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