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Description: | A post-medieval copper-alloy coin weight for a unite of Charles I. The obverse depicts a crowned bust facing left surrounded by the CAROLVS . . REX ., and the reverse is a crown above . XX . // . S .. The coin weight is 18.9mm in diameter, 3.8mm thick and weighs 121.6 grains (7.87g). There is a 6 o'clock die axis relationship between the obverse and reverse.The coin weight is 13% light compared to its official weight of 140.5 grains (Withers and Withers 1995, 13; ref. XXs e). The coin was issued between AD 1633 and 1649.
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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