LON-205044: A complete post medieval copper alloy square coin weight dating AD1585-1621.

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COIN WEIGHT

Unique ID: LON-205044

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete post medieval copper alloy square coin weight dating AD1585-1621. This is a continental weight made for an English coin. The obverse depicts a ship with central flower. The mast extends to the crow's nest with a flag hanging to the left and two rigging lines on either side, all within a circular beaded border.. The reverse depicts a rampant lion with an L beneath, surrounded by an oval border of laurels, this is the personal coat of arms of Lenaart van den Gheere III or IV of Amsterdam (1585-1621AD), which depicts a wreath around a left-facing lion rampant, with the letter "L" below (Withers & Withers; 1995; pp. 35 and 62).

A similar coin weight but with a different obverse if recorded on the PAS database see: BH-773DB1.

Reference: Withers, P and B, 1995. Identifying Coin-Weights Found in Britain Lions Ships and Angels. Galata Print, Powys.

Dimensions: length: 16.25mm; width: 16.07mm; thickness: 4.18mm; weight: 7.10g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1585
Date to: Circa AD 1621

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 16.25 mm
Width: 16.07 mm
Thickness: 4.18 mm
Weight: 7.1 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
Parish or ward: Ash (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TR2758
Four figure Latitude: 51.27590126
Four figure longitude: 1.25325714
1:25K map: TR2758
1:10K map: TR25NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

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Recording Institution: LON
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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