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COIN WEIGHT

Unique ID: SUSS-25DA81

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy coin weight of James I for a revalued spur ryal of the second coinage. It is square and double sided. Obverse: Crown above XVIs/VID with small crowned I over stamped to left of large crown; reverse: rose on sun surrounded by lions and lis within a tressure of eight arches. It is 16.3mm by 16.2mm and 3.7mm thick. It weighs 6.82 grams, 103.8 grains.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1612
Date to: Circa AD 1625

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 16.3 mm
Width: 16.2 mm
Thickness: 3.7 mm
Weight: 6.82 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th November 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: Chichester Area

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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