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Post-medieval 8 escudos coin weight of George II (obverse)
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Royal Institution of Cornwall, Anna Tyacke, 2008-02-26 00:20:37
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Post-medieval 8 escudos coin weight of George II (obverse)
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English: Brass Irish coin weight for a Portuguese gold coin, the 8 escudos, or 'double johannes' as it was known in this country. The numbers on the obverse represent D (Dwt or pennyweight) 18 and G (gr or grain) 10 ½ in arabic ciphers which were used for gold coin weights. The weight is dated to 1737 on reverse. It looks to have been struck from a worn die. The weight should be 28.67 g in weight, so it falls just short of this. Withers (1995) illustrates a similar example on page 55, which is dated 1737.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Cornwall
Date 1737
date QS:P571,+1737-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 210566
Old ref: CORN-DD06B3
Filename: february08finds 013.jpg
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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
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Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/166530
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/210566
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