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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: SWYOR-63C610
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy coin weight dating from 1700 - 1780. It is flat and circular in plan. One side is unmarked and the other side carries a marking in the form of a crown formed from two loops, joined at the base, with a circular pellet between them. There are also traces of a numeral 6. The weight has a dark grey patina. It is 13.8mm in diameter and 2.7mm thick. It weighs 2.71g (0.095oz). The mass and markings suggest it was used for weight the Portuguese quarter moidore coin, which circulated in England for 6s and 9d and had a mass of 2.66g. See page 53 - 55 of Lions, Ships and Angels by P and BR Withers.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1780
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.7 mm
Weight: 2.71 g
Diameter: 13.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 25th January 2020 - Saturday 25th January 2020
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3604
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Ryther cum Ossendyke (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5536
Four figure Latitude: 53.81737902
Four figure longitude: -1.16609002
1:25K map: SE5536
1:10K map: SE53NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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