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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: DENO-30C120
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval Coin Weight: Complete cast copper alloy coin weight. The weight is a square flat disc decorated on both sides. One side carries the design of a crowned rose with the letters EC to either side. the other side probably shows a scallop shell with the letters GG above. This coin weight was continentally produced for the English market. GG is the mark of Gerrit Greers of Amsterdam. The weight weights1ozt.
This coin weight is dated to c.1600-1630.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1630
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.7 mm
Width: 16 mm
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 3.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Friday 31st December 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E7074
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
To be known as: Gunthorpe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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