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Description: | A cast copper-alloy biface coin weight of Post-Medieval date. It is square in form, trapezoidal in section and with marks of value on both faces. The front face depicts a crowned thistle with the initials I R to either side, while the reverse has the value IIIIs/4D½ beneath a crown, with lis to either side. It measures 11.14mm in length, 10.93mm in width, 2.59mm in thickness and 1.88g (29 grains) in weight.This is a British coin weight for a thistle crown of James I (Withers and Withers, 1995: p. 35). It is of Post-Medieval date, c.1603-1625 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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