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Description: | Cast copper alloy bifacial coin weight, square in plan and rectangular in profile. There are a few raised areas within a circular border of pellets on both faces, but much of the orginal surface is missing so it is difficult to be sure of any detail, but on the obverse, there appears to be a crowned pair of 'XX' above an 's', and on the reverse, a bust facing left. The weight weighs 7.95 g or 123 grains, which is close to the weight for the gold guinea (129 grains), dating from 1663-1813 (Withers, 1995, 68), and the faces of this weight suggest that it is likely to be a coin weight for the guinea of Charles II (1660-1685), dating from 1663 to 1685 (Withers, 1995, 13).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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