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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: SWYOR-0C2F66
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper alloy round uniface coin weight dating from 1464 - 1470. It is a weight for a Ryal (or Rose Noble) and weighs 53.4 grains. This was probably the minimum legal weight of the coin. It's full weight was 60 grains. It depicts a king holding a sword and shield in a ship marked with a rose. See Lions, Ships and Angles by P and BR Withers.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1464
Date to: Circa AD 1470
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.97 mm
Weight: 3.46 g
Diameter: 14.21 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th November 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1810
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Bassetlaw (District)
To be known as: North Nottinghamshire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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