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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: SOM-E406A5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy seemingly unifacial coin weight for a half guinea of late post-medieval date. The coin weight is square in plan with a thin rectangular cross-section. One side is stamped with the letters P G, above the numerals 2 (doublestruck) and 16; the back is plain. Between the letters, and with its top slightly above is a stamped rectangle with engrailed sides, probably a local maker's mark. The initials and numbers refer to the weight of the object in pennyweights (P 2) and grains (G 16) and refer to the weight of the gold half guinea. Weights with this design and value were issued after 1773 (Withers & Withers 1995, 53).
The metal has corroded to a red-brown colour with some patches of green corrosion product. The weight measures 14.4mm long, 13.3mm wide, is 2.9mm thick and weighs 3.56 grams/54.8 grains. As such it is c. 15% light compared to the half guinea weight (Ibid., 68).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1773
Date to: Circa AD 1816
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 14.4 mm
Width: 13.3 mm
Thickness: 2.9 mm
Weight: 3.56 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2009 - Thursday 31st December 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 16596
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Taunton Deane (District)
To be known as: Milverton 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 | 53, 68 |
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