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COIN WEIGHT

Unique ID: SWYOR-FFFB81

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast, copper alloy coin weight, probably Dutch, dating from 1592 AD. The weight is almost square and has a circular design struck on each side. The obverse is a circle with a beaded edge, within which there is a tressure of four arches surrounding a cross potent. There is a a trefoil of three small pellets on each cusp of the tressure and a large pellet in each of the spandrels. The reverse carries a hand between the numerals 9 and 2 and above the letter H F, all within a wreath. The cross potent design suggests that it was intended to weigh a Spanish or Portuguese coin. (See P and B Withers, Lions, Ships and Angels, page 44.) The hand indicates that it was made in Antwerp, the numbers represent the year (1592), and the letters indentify the maker as Hans Foncq. The weight is 17.3mm long, 16.3mm wide and 1.8mm thick. It weighs 2.82gm. Many Dutch coin weights are found in Britain as Antwerp was an important economic hub and home to over 70 weight makers.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1592

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17.3 mm
Width: 16.3 mm
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 2.82 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st April 2010 - Monday 26th July 2010

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1183

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: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Hatfield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE6709
Four figure Latitude: 53.573333
Four figure longitude: -0.989677
1:25K map: SE6709
1:10K map: SE60NE
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

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	44

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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