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Description: | A square double-sided copper-alloy coin weight of Charles I, dating from AD1625 - AD1632. The weight is for a unite (20 shillings/laurel) of Charles I (1625-1632); Withers and Withers 1995, 12-13; ref. XXs e). Obverse: CARO [REX]; Crowned draped bust right. Reverse: XX Crown above, S below. The top left corner of the upper surface is counter stamped with a crowned 'C'. The stamp is typical of square coin weights of Charles I (Withers and Withers 1995, 67). Biggs (1992, 30) notes that square coin weights were succeeded by round ones in 1632.Dimensions: 16.5mm in length, 17mm in width, 4mm thick, 8.8g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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