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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: SOM-A47743
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval cast copper alloy coin weight for a half guinea probably of William III. The obverse depicts a bust facing right surrounded by a legend which is no longer legible and the reverse is a crown above 1/2//GVINEA//W. The coin weight is 16.6mm in diameter, 2.5mm thick and weighs 54.3 grains (3.53g)
The dating of the coin weight is associated with the bust and although it is not particularly clear due to wear, the only half guinea coin weights with one bust facing right, and with the reverse crown and legend 1/2//GVINEA//W, is of William III (1694-1702) (Withers and Withers 1995, 28).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1694
Date to: Circa AD 1702
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 3.53 g
Diameter: 16.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 9th January 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 022345
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Taunton Deane (District)
To be known as: Wellington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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 |
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