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Description: | A worn cast copper-alloy British coin weight of Post-Medieval date for a unite of James I, with a value of 22 shillings. It is roughly square with bevelled edges giving a trapezoidal section. Both faces are very worn but one depicts a crown over the numerals XX[II] /s. The opposite face probably depicts a half length figure of King James I holding an orb and sceptre within a beaded circle, but this is now so worn as to be invisible. The coin weight falls below the standard weight for the unite (155 grains) at 9.3 grams or 143.52 grains, probably as a result of post-depositional wear. This coin weight dates to c.1604-1619 AD (Withers and Withers, 1995: pp. 68).
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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