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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: SWYOR-A1AF9A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A circular, copper alloy coin weight for the gold half-ryal, dating from the fifteenth or sixteenth century, AD 1460 - 1600. The obverse depicts the king, holding sword and shield, standing in a ship. The reverse is plain. It is 14.8mm in diameter and 2.7mm thick. It weighs 3.44gm. For reference, see Withers, 1995, Lions, Ships and Angels, page 19.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1460
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.7 mm
Weight: 3.44 g
Diameter: 14.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 26th March 2014 - Wednesday 26th March 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Doncaster 1005
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Owersby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF0595
Four figure Latitude: 53.44132354
Four figure longitude: -0.42070298
1:25K map: TF0595
1:10K map: TF09NE
Grid reference source: From finder
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 | Identifying coin weights found in Britain: Lions, Ships and Angels | Llanfyllin | Galata Press | 19 |
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