PUBLIC-03A78A: PUBLIC-03A78A-a quarter laurel coin weight of James1

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COIN WEIGHT

Unique ID: PUBLIC-03A78A

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A post medieval coin weight for a quarter laurel (5 shillings) of James I (1603 - 1625) Third Coinage (1619-1625). The weight is square shaped in plan with chamfered edges. The obverse has a crown over the value mark 'V S' (5 shillings) set between three fleur-de-lis contained within a beaded circle. In the top left hand corner of the weight is a crowned 'I" countermark. The reverse shows a bearded laureate crowned bust facing left. The reverse beaded circle has over struck the flan.

A full weight for a quarter laurel was 35 grains but weights were made for the legal minimum weight of the coin which was slightly less. This coin weight is 32 grains.

Width 12.8mm Length 13.1mm Weight 2.1gm

For a similar weight see Lions Ships and Angels (Withers: 1995: 15)

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 1619
Date to: Circa AD 1625

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 13.1 mm
Width: 12.8 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 2.1 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 11th August 2016

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wyre Forest (District)
To be known as: Riverside Meadow

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: metal detecting Find
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Withers, P. and Withers, B.R.	1995	Lions Ships and Angels: Identifying Coin-Weights Found in Britain	Llanfyllin	Galata Print

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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