NARC-A7C95D: NARC-A7C95D : Coin Weight : Post-Medieval

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COIN WEIGHT

Unique ID: NARC-A7C95D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete copper alloy Coin Weight of Post Medieval date (AD 1760-1773). The object is circular and flat and is for weighing the Portuguese Moidore and its fractions. This would have been part of a set of 11 weights for Guinea, Moidore and Johannes coins. The object is bi faced with the same design on each face. The design is composed of with the value of the weight, with the top row showing £ S, and the bottom row showing 3 : 12.

The Guinea series (21s, 10s 6d, 5s 3d) the moidore series (27s,13s 6d, 6s 9d) and the Johannes series (£3 12s, 36s, 18s, 9s,4s 6d). The obverse and reverse of this coin have exactly the same format; 9s for nine shillings (the English equivalent of the Portuguese value).

Biggs (1992), Nos 34-35.

Diameter: 16.40mm, Thickness: 2.50mm, Weight: 3.4g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1760
Date to: Circa AD 1773

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 3.4 g
Diameter: 16.4 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Wellingborough (District)
Parish or ward: Sywell (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP8168
Four figure Latitude: 52.30415573
Four figure longitude: -0.81347898
1:25K map: SP8168
1:10K map: SP86NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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

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