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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: IOW-54FD61
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval cast copper-alloy uniface coin weight (1351-1464 AD).
This weight has a ship design on one side which is barely visible. The other side is plain.
Diameter: 16.88mm; thickness: 4.01mm. Weight: 6.84g. (105.6 grains).
The weight is slightly corroded around the edges.
Weights weighed 120.0 grains (1351-1412) and 108 grains (1412-1464). Withers & Withers 1995: 68.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1351
Date to: Exactly AD 1464
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 6.84 g
Diameter: 16.88 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th May 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2012-2-194
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Withers, P. and Withers, B.R. | 1995 | Lions Ships and Angels: Identifying Coin-Weights Found in Britain | Llanfyllin | Galata Print | 68 |
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