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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: IOW-E7E143
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete, corroded and cleaned post-Medieval square uniface coin weight, possibly for an angel and possibly dating to 1604-1619. Withers and Withers 1995: 21, 68.
The front depicts St Michael spearing a dragon and the rear is plain.
Length: 14.9mm; width: 14.5mm; thickness: 3.2mm. Weight: 3.94g (60.83 grains).
This coin weight has been cleaned by the finder.
Withers, P. & Withers, B. 1995. Identifying Coin-Weights Found in Britain Lions Ships and Angels. Galata Press.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
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 1604
Date to: Exactly AD 1619
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 14.9 mm
Width: 14.5 mm
Thickness: 3.2 mm
Weight: 3.94 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 28th June 2015 - Sunday 28th June 2015
Personal details
Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Mr Frank Basford
Identified by: Mr Frank Basford
Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-2-322
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
- Withers, P. and Withers, B.R., 1995 Identifying coin weights found in Britain: Lions, Ships and Angels Llanfyllin: Galata Press 21, 68
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