ESS-107B24: Complete copper alloy coin weight for a Rose Ryal of James I (1603-1619).

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COIN WEIGHT

Unique ID: ESS-107B24

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Complete copper alloy coin weight for a Rose Ryal of James I (1603-1619). Obverse is stamped with the Royal arms in a shield surroundedd by a rose. This is in a very worn condition. The Reverse is stamped with the roman numerals XXXIII surmounted with a crown and with an S below that is barely visible. There is a countermark of a crowned I. Corresponds to 1612 revaluation coinage as seen in Withers 1993 No.s386-388.

Width: 20mm.

Ref:

Withers, P and B. 1993. British Coin Weights. A Corpus of Coin-Weights made for use in England, Scotland and Ireland Galata; Powys.

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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: Circa AD 1612
Date to: Circa AD 1619

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Width: 20 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Chelmsford (District)
Parish or ward: Pleshey (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL6514
Four figure Latitude: 51.80030321
Four figure longitude: 0.39153348
1:25K map: TL6514
1:10K map: TL61SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

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Recording Institution: ESS
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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