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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: IOW-7815C9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy square double-sided Antwerp coin weight for a Rijder coin, dated 1583 on weight. The coin weight was made in Antwerp by a maker whose work is recorded but whose name is not known (Withers and Withers 1995: 10 and 60).
Obverse: Horse and rider going right within a beaded circle, horseman possibly brandishing a sword. Initials: GHEL (Gelderse Rijder) below.
Reverse: Hand, flanked by F I and 8 3 at sides, V above
Length: 15.1mm; width: 14.9mm; thickness: 1.4mm. Weight: 188g.
This weight is corroded and dull crimson.
Withers, P. & Withers, B. 1995. Identifying Coin-Weights Found in Britain Lions Ships and Angels. Galata Press
Notes:
Lions Ships and Angels (Withers and Withers 2011 edition: 39). Pers comm. Paul Withers, 31/10/2016.
Inscription:
GHEL
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 1583
Date to: Exactly AD 1583
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.1 mm
Width: 14.9 mm
Thickness: 1.4 mm
Weight: 1.88 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th October 2016 - Sunday 30th October 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-2-286
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: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 10 and 60 |
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