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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: IOW-2F5AF7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy circular uniface coin weight for a half angel (c. 1604-c. 1619).
The obverse depicts St. Michael spearing a dragon (spear to the right). St. Michael's legs are not clear. The reverse is flat and undecorated.
Diameter: 12.2mm; thickness: 2.5mm. Weight: 2.19g. (33.8 grains).
Due to wear and corrosion it falls below the standard weight of 35.5 grains (Withers and Withers 1995: 21 and 68).
Withers, P. and Withers, B.R., (1995) Identifying coin weights found in Britain: Lions, Ships and Angels Llanfyllin : Galata Press.
Notes:
For a clearer example, see: CORN-D0BFDC.
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 1604
Date to: Circa AD 1619
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.19 g
Diameter: 12.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st August 2018 - Wednesday 1st August 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-7-189
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: GPS (from the finder)
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 | 21 and 68 |
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