YORYM-6EA51A: Post-Medieval : Coin Weight

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COIN WEIGHT

Unique ID: YORYM-6EA51A

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete copper-alloy coin weight of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1694 - 1702. The coin weight is circular and biface. The obverse depicts the laureate bust right of William III. The reverse depicts a crown with crossed sceptre above the value of ½ // GVINEA // W (½ guinea).

The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The coin weight is 16.5mm in diameter and weighs 2.7g.

A similar example is illustrated in Withers, 1995, p.16.

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 1694
Date to: Circa AD 1702

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.7 g
Diameter: 16.5 mm

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: YMT : E05058

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Acaster Malbis (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE5944
Four figure Latitude: 53.88883564
Four figure longitude: -1.1038079
1:25K map: SE5944
1:10K map: SE54SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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

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