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Description: | Cast copper alloy coin weight for the Louis d'Or, a gold coin with the value of 10 francs issued from 1640-1709, and known in England as the 'pistol' from the French pistole (Withers, 1995, 47). This coin weight is a mule as it does not have the bust of Louis XIV on the obverse, but instead the intials 'S.K' which refer to the founder, Samuel Kerison (Withers, 1995, 52).The Initials 'S.K' are seen as part of the die struck design on the W1133 (pistole) and the W1134 (half-pistole). Samuel Kerison was the son of John Kerison, Shocklach, Cheshire, a gentleman. He was bound to Daniel Houghton on the 3rd August 1680, and made free on the 5th Aug 1687. In 1697 Kerison was deprived of his status as a livery-man for refusing to act as Steward of the Company (Biggs, Coin Weights made by the Founders, BNJ, 2001, 117).The reverse has three fleur de lis above I / PISTOL / W in three lines.The weight weighs 6.38g which is a little less than the Louis d'Or which weighed 6.75 g (Withers, 1995, 70).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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