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Description: | A worn copper alloy square coin weight of the post-medieval period. The coin weight may have had designs on both faces however wear and corrosion makes either side unidentifiable. The weight has slightly bevelled edges and the upper face may have the image of a figure on it, but as mentioned this is unclear. The weight weighs 5 grams or 75.6 grains; a double crown (half unite) of James I, 2nd coinage (Withers and Withers 1995:13) would have weighed 77.5 grains, so it is probable that this the the donomination for which this weight was made. 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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