File:Copper alloy 'half joe' coin weight with value of 18 shillings, c. 1760-1773AD. (FindID 1014084).jpg

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Copper alloy 'half joe' coin weight with value of 18 shillings, c. 1760-1773AD.
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National Museum Wales , Susie White, 2020-10-23 16:31:30
Title
Copper alloy 'half joe' coin weight with value of 18 shillings, c. 1760-1773AD.
Description
English: A complete copper-alloy bifacial coin weight, for the Portuguese 'joe' gold coins, issued between 1760 and 1773 AD. The value of 18 shillings indicated was equivalent to the 'half joe'/2 escudos coin (Withers & Withers 2011, 66).

Both faces are marked with a small letter S above a larger 18 above a small 4.1/4, all within a border made of small pellets.  The coin weight has a rough surface and is dark brown in colour.

Diameter: 21.9mm; thickness: 2.7mm; weight: 6.3g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Shropshire
Date between 1760 and 1773
date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1760-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1773-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindIdentifier: 1014084
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1119816
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1119816/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1014084
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