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COIN WEIGHT

Unique ID: SF-4B24ED

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A post-medieval copper-alloy coin weight for the second coinage double crown of James I, dating c. 1604-1619. It is circular in plan with neatly chamfered edges. The obverse depicts a crowned bust facing right surrounded by the inscription I R M BRITAN. Reverse: double crown with XI/s below (11 shillings). C.f Withers, P and Withers ( 1995), p.13, see also WILT-6103B9 on the PAS database.

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 1604
Date to: Circa AD 1619

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.61 mm
Weight: 4.47 g
Diameter: 16.71 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 9th January 2018

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Babergh (District)
To be known as: Lavenham

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: SF
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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