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COIN WEIGHT

Unique ID: SUSS-ABCC51

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Square copper alloy double sided coin weight. On the obverse is the archangel Michael spearing a dragon at his feet. On the reverse is Xs (for 10 shillings) under a crown with a crowned I stamped upper left. This is a British made weight for an Angel produced under James I (Withers and Withers 1995:22). It is 14.1 by 13.7mm and 2.7mm thick; it weighs 3.65 grams, 56.2 grains. A full weight angel of the period 1604-1619 weighed 71 grains and between 1619-1642 one weighed 65 grains; coin weights are typically made slightly light and lose more weight through corrosion. An angel was worth 10 shillings between 1604 and 1612 and between 1619 and 1642.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1604
Date to: AD 1625

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 14.1 mm
Width: 13.7 mm
Thickness: 2.7 mm
Weight: 3.65 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 6th October 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: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
To be known as: Near Lewes

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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