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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: WAW-76B295
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy coin weight dating to the Post Medieval period (AD 1760-1773). The coin weight is for a Portuguese Moidore, equivalent to 27 shillings. Both faces are stamped with S // 27 within a border of dashes or laurels running around the edge. The object has a greenish-brown patina.
This weight would have been part of a set of 11 weights for the guinea, half guinea, quarter guinea and also the Portuguese Moidore and Johannes (Joe) coins, which circulated widely in England during the 18th century. Comparable examples recorded on the PAS database include SUR-F4C784 and PUBLIC-3D43A1.
The overall dimensions are as follows: 22.2mm in diameter, 3.81mm in thickness and 8.32g in weight.
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Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1760
Date to: Exactly AD 1773
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.81 mm
Weight: 8.32 g
Diameter: 22.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 6th May 2021
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
Parish or ward: Elmley Lovett (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO8768
Four figure Latitude: 52.3099559
Four figure longitude: -2.19210122
1:25K map: SO8768
1:10K map: SO86NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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