CORN-6D3010: obverse of coin weight of half laurel of James I

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COIN WEIGHT

Unique ID: CORN-6D3010

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Cast copper alloy coin weight of a half laurel of James I (1603-1625), Third coinage, c.1619-1625

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1619
Date to: AD 1625

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 14 mm
Width: 13.7 mm
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 4.24 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th September 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Marazion (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW5230
Four figure Latitude: 50.118155
Four figure longitude: -5.470573
1:25K map: SW5230
1:10K map: SW50NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: returned to finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	14, Plate g,	Xs Letter g

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Recording Institution: CORN
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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