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Description: | A worn cast copper-alloy double sided coin weight of Post-Medieval date. It is square in form, trapezoidal in cross section, and with marks of value on both faces. One face depicts the half-length figure of James I holding a sceptre and orb(?), surrounded by traces of a legend that possibly reads I.R-[B]RI[T] although this is unclear due to the preservation of the object, all within an inner circle. The opposite face depicts a crown beneath which is the value [X]XII/S, all within a beaded circle. It measures 19.18mm in length, 18.54mm in width, 4.18mm in thickness and 9.37g (144.6 grains) in weight. This is a British coin weight for a unite of James I, valued at 22 shillings as indicted on the weight itself. It falls slightly below the standard weight of 155 grains, and is likely to date to between 1604-1619 AD (see Withers and Withers, 1995: pp. 25, 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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A post-Medieval cast copper-alloy circular…
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