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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: DEV-992CA6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn copper alloy coin weight of the post medieval period which is sub-square in plan and has designs on both faces. Both faces show an arrangement of five annulets, positioned with one in each corner and one in the centre. At the top in the centre is a larger impression, which may possibly be a lis, although this is unclear. The obverse face also has the numbers "51" positioned on the left hand side, between the upper and lower annulets.
The weight of just under 7g is suggestive that it may have been used for the production of half (spur) ryals, which Withers and Withers (2011:79) describe as dating to 1604-1619. The lis is described (ibid: 78) as being associated with the coin weights of James I, which is consistent with this date. The 51 may be a form of maker's mark.
Measurements: weight 6.87g, 16mm length, 17mm width, 4mm thickness.
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: Exactly AD 1619
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16 mm
Width: 17 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 6.87 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st November 2018 - Thursday 17th January 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 17774
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: East Devon (District)
Parish or ward: Broad Clyst (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX9893
Four figure Latitude: 50.72763625
Four figure longitude: -3.44652933
1:25K map: SX9893
1:10K map: SX93NE
Grid reference source: From 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 | Lions Ships and Angels: Identifying Coin-Weights Found in Britain | Llanfyllin | Galata Print | 78 |
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