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Description: | A complete and worn post-Medieval copper-alloy double-sided coin weight of Charles I (1625-1649).This weight is square in plan, rectangular in cross-section and slightly bevelled at the edges. It has stamped marks on both faces. The obverse depicts the bust of Charles I left with the legend CARO-REX, all within a pelleted circular border. On the reverse are the letters X.s surmounted by a crown with a lis to either side and counter-marked with a crowned I.The weight is light brown.Length: 13.7mm; width: 13.7mm; thickness: 2.8mm. Weight: 3.99g. (61.8 grains).This is a British coin weight of Charles I for the value of a double crown as indicated by the reverse type giving a value of 10 shillings (Withers and Withers, 1995: 13-14). Withers and Withers (1995: p. 67) note that the countermark seen on the reverse of this type (crowned I) was utilised during the reign of James I and the early phases of Charles I's reign, which might indicate a date in the early stages of Charles' reign for this weight.Withers, P. & Withers, B. 1995. Identifying Coin-Weights Found in Britain Lions Ships and Angels. Galata Press.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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