Record ID: WAW-31D04A
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy uniface coin weight of late Medieval date (c. AD 1350 -1550). The obverse shows a fleur-de-lis in a pelleted border with no legend. The lis is struck slightly off centre. Comparable examples recorded on the PAS database include DENO-C1081D, DEV-3E4A25 and PUBLIC-8EC1A3 and all have suggested the design and weight would have been used for the Florin.  The overall dimensions are as follows: 13.76mm in diameter, 2.91mm in thickness and 3.13g in weight. 
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 14th July 2022
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Record ID: WAW-7F804E
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy coin weight probably dating to the late Medieval period (C. AD 1400-1500). The weight is a cicular in plan and uniface. The face bears a monarch holding a scptre in right hand and quartered shield in the left. The monarch is aboard a wooden planked ship with a rose in its centre. There is no inscription. For a comparable example see PAS record NCL-1A8004. The overall dimensions are as follows: 14.27mm in diameter, 2.98mm in thickness and 3.39g in weight.
Created on: Monday 31st January 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2022
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Record ID: WAW-76B295
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy coin weight dating to the Post Medieval period (AD 1760-1773). The coin weight is for a Portuguese Moidore, equivalent to 27 shillings. Both faces are stamped with S // 27 within a border of dashes or laurels running around the edge. The object has a greenish-brown patina. This weight would have been part of a set of 11 weights for the guinea, half guinea, quarter guinea and also the Portuguese Moidore and Johannes (Joe) coins, which circulated widely in England during the 18th century. Comparable examples recorded on the PAS database include SUR-F4C784 a…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd June 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd June 2021
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Record ID: WAW-6FE98A
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval copper alloy coin weight of Charles I dating to AD 1625-1632. The coin weight is for a Unite (20 shillings at a weight of 140½ grains). The weight is sub-square in plan with chipped sides and is well worn across both faces. Obverse: crowned bust left with CARO REX surrounding. Reverse: XX with crown above and S below. For a comparable example see PAS record BH-318044. Here it is stated that square coin weights were succeeded by round ones from AD 1632. The overall dimensions are as follows: 15mm in width, 2mm in thickness and 5g in w…
Created on: Wednesday 14th April 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 14th April 2021
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Record ID: WAW-224A1C
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval copper alloy biface coin weight probably for a gold guinea of William III (1694-1702). The weight is circular in plan and extremely worn. Obverse: laureate bust of William III right. Legend: [...] Reverse: crown over mark of value I. Legend: GVINE[A] // W. See PAS records KENT-4C77D1; SF-EE799B and DENO-A8E278 for comparable examples. The overall dimensions are: 19.21mm in diameter, 3.05mm in thickness and 5.99g in weight.
Created on: Wednesday 17th March 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 10th August 2021
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Record ID: WAW-E5ADB4
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy trade weight dating to the Post Medieval period (c.AD 1500 - 1800). The weight is circular in plan with a raised rim and parallel sides. The weight has an incised double bordered circle at the centre and a second just before the raised rim. A maker's mark is stamped on the edge before the rim but has been worn down making it illegible. On the reverse there is a cicular indentation in the centre and file scratches around the edge where the object was filed down to the correct weight. The object is has a few scratches from wear across both faces and has a dark gr…
Created on: Wednesday 25th November 2020
Last updated: Monday 29th March 2021
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Record ID: WAW-1B09BA
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy coin weight dating to the Medieval period (AD 1464-1604). The weight is square in plan and uniface, depicting St. Michael walking left with a spear. The reverse is undecorated or illegible. The overall dimensions are as follows: 13.80mm in length, 13.20mm in width, 3.00mm in thickness and 3.40g (52gn) in weight.
Created on: Thursday 23rd April 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd September 2020
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Record ID: WAW-1AED61
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy ryal coin weight dating to the Medieval period (AD 1464-1471). The weight is circular in plan and uniface, depicting a ship with lys to the upper left. The overall dimensions are as follows: 16.70mm in diameter, 3.60mm in thickness and 6.40g (98gn) in weight.
Created on: Thursday 23rd April 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd September 2020
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Record ID: WMID-EBB4D6
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy bullion weight dating to the Post Medieval period (c. AD 1600-1800). The weight is flat and circular with the inscription D//XII stamped onto both sides on the lower half of each side. There is a a small hole drilled through the object at 9 o'clock on one face, suggesting it may have been re-purposed as a pendant. Similar examples recorded on the PAS database include BH-CE3194 and YORYM-669AE3. Griffiths (2015) comments that 'From the 17th to early 19th century silver coins were often heavily worn or clipped and were therefore traded by weight rather than f…
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2018
Last updated: Friday 7th December 2018
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Record ID: WMID-EB6449
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy coin weight of Ferdinand and Isabella dating to the late Medieval period (AD 1469-1504). The weight is sqaure in plan and was a weight for an excellente from Spain and the Low Countires. The obverse depicts two crowned busts facing each other within a circular border. The reverse depicts a hand plam-face outwards signifying the mark of Antwerp. The weight is well worn with a mid-green to brown patina. See Withers (2011) pages 14 and 37 for comaparable examples of the reverse and obverse respectively. The overall dimensions are as follows: 15.98mm in len…
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2018
Last updated: Friday 7th December 2018
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Record ID: WMID-C1D1AE
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy coin weight used for checking the gold noble dating to the Post Medieval period (c. AD 1500-1700). The weight is square in plan and is very worn. The obverse possibly depicts a ship, whilst the reverse depicts a hand which is the mark for Antwerp. No other distinguishing features are apparent. A similar more well preserved example of what the original may have looked like can be seen on the PAS database: SUR-FCFD14. The overall dimensions are as follows: 15.34mm in length, 14.45mm in width, 1.58mm in thickness and 1.79g in wieght
Created on: Friday 2nd November 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
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Record ID: WMID-E128FB
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy coin weight dating to the Post Medieval period (AD 1760-1773). The weight is square in plan with 2 . 16 stamped on both faces. An additional cipher has been stamped above the numbers but this is too worn to clearly identify. The overall dimensions are as follows: 12.64mm in length, 12.09mm in width, 3.25mm in thickness and 3.45g in weight. Discussion: Withers (2011: 63) notes that such weights stamped with letters, numbers and other symbols were often made by watch-makers, jewellers and many other traders who bought blank copies from wholesalers to sta…
Created on: Wednesday 10th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 11th October 2018
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