DOR-146E41: Coin weight for the Unite of James I

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COIN WEIGHT

Unique ID: DOR-146E41

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy double sided coin weight for the silver Unite of James I dating to 1604-1619. The weight is 145.7 grains which compares with the expected weight of the unite of 155 grains.
Die one: [I R B]RIT - Half length figure of the king with orb and sceptre
Side two: Crown above XII - 12 shillings value
Reference: Withers, P & B R , 1995, Page 25
Date: Early Post Medieval - c. 1604 - 1619
Dimensions: 17.84 mm x 18.18 mm x 4.30 mm
Weight: 9.44 g

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: Exactly AD 1604
Date to: Circa AD 1619

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.18 mm
Width: 17.84 mm
Thickness: 4.3 mm
Weight: 9.44 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 23rd October 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SCMS 016500

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: West Dorset (District)
Parish or ward: Long Bredy (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SY5688
Four figure Latitude: 50.68997616
Four figure longitude: -2.62425782
1:25K map: SY5688
1:10K map: SY58SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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: DOR
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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