A complete and worn copper-alloy coin weight for the spur ryal (16 shillings) of James I (1603-1625), dating to the Second Coinage revaluation period, 1612-1619. Withers and Withers 1995: 13 and 38.<p class="mw-empty-elt"></p>
<p>Obverse: Crowned XVIs/VId.</p>
<p>Reverse: Sun symbol with radiating rays, alternating lions and fleurs-de-lis within a tressure of arches, all within a beaded circle.</p>
<p>The edges are bevelled at the front.</p>
<p>This coin weight is generally corroded but has a green patina in places.</p>
<p>Length: 16.6mm; width: 16.0mm; thickness: 3.4mm. Weight: 6.12g. (94.4 grains).</p>
<p>Withers and withers (1995, 38) write that 'weights bearing this symbol are for the spur ryal, so called because the symbol resembles a spur. The object at the centre is a rose; lions and lis complete the design'.</p>
<p>Withers, P. &amp; Withers, B. 1995. Identifying Coin-Weights Found in Britain Lions Ships and Angels. Galata Press.</p>
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Frank Basford, 2018-02-20 13:44:37</div>
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