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COIN WEIGHT

Unique ID: DEV-4B0346

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy weight for a French "Louis de or". A 22 carat gold coin weighing 4dwt 8gr issued by Louis XIII in 1640. Obverse: WILLIAM over HAYWARD with a small ewer weight cofirmation stamp above. Reverse: Three fleur-de-lis with 1 PISTOL below. This weight was also compatible with the equivalent Spanish escudo.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1640

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Diameter: 18 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th June 2003

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: North Devon (District)
Parish or ward: Tawstock (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SS5531
Four figure Latitude: 51.05997845
Four figure longitude: -4.07050074
1:25K map: SS5531
1:10K map: SS53SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon

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Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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