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Description: | A complete copper alloy coin weight for a crown (five shillings) of Charles I dating from AD 1632 - 1649. It is small and circular in plan. The obverse depicts a small crowned and armoured bust facing left with a lace collar. The inscription reads CAROL REX starting at 6o'clock. The reverse depicts a large crown with the letters V / S directly below it. The weight is probably struck from a die designed by Briot or is imitating one made by him. The weight is 14.7mm diameter, 2.1mm thick and 1.72g. It is very corroded and has a flaky dark green patina over bare red metal. Compare YORYM-040F11 which cites Withers, P. and Withers, B.R., 1994 British Coin Weights: A Corpus of Post-Conquest Coin-Weights made in England, Scotland and Ireland For Use in Britain Llanfyllin : Galata Print, 80 , 1008. See also Withers (1995) Lions, Ships and Angels, page 27.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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