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COIN WEIGHT

Unique ID: LANCUM-598514

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy guinea coin weight circa 1765. This would have been part of a set of 11 weights for Guinea, Moidore and Johannes coins circulating in the 1760's. The Guinea series (21s, 10s 6d, 5s 3d) the moidore series (27s,13s 6d, 6s 9d) and the Johannes series (£3 12s, 36s, 18s, 9s,4s 6d). The obverse and reverse of this coin have exactly the same format. The diameter is 21mm and the weight 7.03g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1765
Date to: Circa AD 1765

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 27 mm
Width: 14 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight: 3.77 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Ribble Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Clitheroe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SD7441
Four figure Latitude: 53.86455825
Four figure longitude: -2.39683751
1:25K map: SD7441
1:10K map: SD74SW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Minimal cultivation

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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