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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: SOM-2FC516
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval copper-alloy square biface coin weight possibly for a Lion, possibly made in Antwerp. The weight is flat and on one face is an unclear raised design possibly of a lion seated left, tail curled up over haunches. This design is usually flanked by pillars with three arches above and floor below all within a beaded circular border. On the reverse there may be a hand, possibly flanked by initials, also within a beaded circular border. It is 15.3mm by 14.8mm and 3.2mm thick; it weighs 4.61g/71.0 grains
The Lion was issued from AD 1454-1460 in Burgundy by Philip the Good (AD 1419-1467) and weighed 4.25g. It continued in circulation however and a century later in 1583-1584, the Flanders lion (4.14g) was issued on the same design. This coin is corroded and such would not be expected to gain weight; the identification as relating to the later, Flanders lion remains tentative.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1583
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.3 mm
Width: 14.8 mm
Thickness: 3.2 mm
Weight: 4.61 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st April 2013 - Tuesday 30th April 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 22463
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: West Somerset (District)
To be known as: Carhampton CP
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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