DENO-98FD36: Coin weight, made in Antwerp, 1590, obverse.

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COIN WEIGHT

Unique ID: DENO-98FD36

Object type certainty: Certain
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Copper alloy coin weight, square. The obverse bears the hand of Antwerp (upright) with a "9"(?) to the left of the hand and a "0" to the right (for 1590), and an "H" below the 9 on the left. The H will be the maker's initial - presumably there should be another to the right of the hand, although this cannot be seen. P&BR Withers (1995) list two Antwerp coin weight makers with the first initial H - Hans Foncq., 1577-1603 and HW, an unknown 16th century maker. The reverse shows a crowned shield possibly containing a lion (?), with lettering around, possibly O(?)HO trefoil IRE trefoil ... trefoil ... trefoil. The weight weighs 1.99g, equivalent to 30.71 grains (1g = 15.4324gr). This could be a very light & worn weight for a half angel (40 gr = 2.59g). Alternatively it could be a slightly heavy weight for a quarter ryal (30gr = 1.94g), although these coins were only issued in the reign of Edward IV, 1464-1470. Length 15.12mm, width 14.85mm, thickness 1.41mm.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1590

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 15.12 mm
Width: 14.85 mm
Thickness: 1.41 mm
Weight: 1.99 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st October 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Mansfield (District)
Parish or ward: Warsop (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK5668
Four figure Latitude: 53.206128
Four figure longitude: -1.163029
1:25K map: SK5668
1:10K map: SK56NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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	p10 & p60

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Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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