WMID-639E85: Post Medieval coin weight dating to James I (obverse and reverse)

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COIN WEIGHT

Unique ID: WMID-639E85

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Post Medieval copper alloy coin weight, dating to the reign of James I (AD 1603-1625). The object is square in plan with a double sided cast motif. One face depicts a bust facing left with laurel crown within a circle of pellets. The reverse face depicts a large crown with the letters X and S below inside a pellet circle. The weight was used for the a Gold Half Laurel of James 1^st (3rd coinage) value 10 shillings (120 pence). A parallel can be seen on the database (DOR-54A15E) which is a coin weight also dating to James I, used for the value of twenty shillings.

The coin weight measures 15.51 mm x 15.35 mm, the thickness is 2.99mm and it weighs 3.3g.

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 1603
Date to: Circa AD 1625

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 15.51 mm
Width: 15.35 mm
Thickness: 2.99 mm
Weight: 3.3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st October 2015 - Monday 30th November 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: Amber Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Mapperley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK4342
Four figure Latitude: 52.9736358
Four figure longitude: -1.36111761
1:25K map: SK4342
1:10K map: SK44SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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

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