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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: IOW-72E368
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy coin weight for a half laurel of James I (1603-1625). Third coinage, c. 1619-1625 (Withers and Withers 1995: 14).
Obverse: Bust of James I left within a beaded circle.
Reverse: Crowned X·s within a beaded circle, crowned I in top left hand corner.
Length: 13.7mm; width: 13.5mm; thickness: 2.9mm. Weight: 4.05g. (62.8 grains). Full weight according to Withers should be 70.0 grains.
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: Circa AD 1619
Date to: Circa AD 1625
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13.7 mm
Width: 13.5 mm
Thickness: 2.9 mm
Weight: 4.05 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th December 2016 - Sunday 4th December 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-2-317
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 | 14 |
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