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Title: early coin weight Post by: mickycoin "mick" on March 19, 2010, 04:31:54 PM hi found this last year on weekend wanderers rally nice little weight hope you like it micky coin mick ;D ;D
Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: dragonsbreath(Paul) on March 19, 2010, 04:37:51 PM Thats a really nice artifact Mick....very good indeed...well found....PaulB. 8)
Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: Kev on March 19, 2010, 04:51:42 PM that is a lovely coin weight ,great stuff MICK.iv only ever found 1 coin weight that was last year on D.W.rally had it for a few Min's NEIL took a photo i walked away and lost it i was gutted :'( :'(
Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: mickycoin "mick" on March 19, 2010, 05:04:54 PM hi kev , hope this wasnt yours as it was a surface find and the same rally, found this in the friday field ,on the friday?? lost a 1600 token same as you there one minuite gone the next thanks for the reply anyway mickycoin mick ;D ;D
Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: Neil on March 19, 2010, 05:28:50 PM Thats a beauty Mick. I got a feeling the raised had is a protestant symbol. Its till used in Northern Ireland by the protestant factions in political flags, etc. Glasgow Rangers fans often put it on a Union Jack known as the red hand of Ulster. Why they bother is beyond me.
Don't know if that helps at all. Nice find mate Neil Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: The Doc on March 19, 2010, 06:10:39 PM Great find. Sorry to crush your theory Neil, but the hand symbol indicates it was made in Antwerp. It's a weight for the french Ecu au Soleil, or Zonnekroon in Dutch if you prefer).
The ecu au soleil was struck between 1475 and 1654. Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: sandpiper on March 19, 2010, 06:19:13 PM hi micky
Superb find ;D cracking condition, it may be a coin weight for the french gold coin ,ecu au soleil, sun in shield 1475 ,made in antwerp - an antwerp hand coin weight .theres a good list of coin weights on the colchester metal detecting web site and the uk finds data base .Its a museum quality find in rare superb condition -well done Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: mickycoin "mick" on March 19, 2010, 06:27:58 PM thanks peter for another great id, thanks also sandpiper for the other info, last but not least, neil i could see where you were coming from mickycoin mick ;D ;D
Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: Legacy Hunter on March 19, 2010, 08:03:54 PM thats a lovely find well done
debs Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: zorro on March 19, 2010, 11:05:57 PM Hey Mick nice to see that beauty again and the I.D by peterh was spot on from the FLO's on site i believe. I've added it to our database, hope you dont mind.
Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: handyman [Alan} on March 20, 2010, 09:36:10 AM i have posted this one before, but i felt it useful if others were to see it alongside the original post. i'm awaiting a full ID from the FLO at our next meeting, but it is likely to a roman weight for a gold aureus.
enjoy Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: beachboy (viv) on March 20, 2010, 11:18:14 AM mick,a great find and its in cracking condition,it looks better every time you look at it.viv
Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: mickycoin "mick" on March 22, 2010, 02:23:48 PM great find Alan, nice weight, thanks for the reply viv, and yes kev sorry "zorro" hope i havent unmasked you ::) put on anything you think will be of interest, that i post mickycoin mick ;D ;D
Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: davtec (dave) on March 22, 2010, 02:54:37 PM Thats a very nice coin weight mick well done good condition to 8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: waltonbasinman on March 22, 2010, 05:59:48 PM I found an Antwerp coin weight a couple of years ago.Near Leominster in Herefordshire. Here are some pics
Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: mickycoin "mick" on March 22, 2010, 06:09:48 PM nice one paul, thats a cracker,:o same type reverse as mine, but a different obverse, and also in very good condition, wonder if anyone else on here has one :-\ thanks for showing it micky coin mick ;D ;D
Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: Neil on March 22, 2010, 06:56:06 PM Heres my earliest one - found on the very first DW Rally.
Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: mickycoin "mick" on March 22, 2010, 08:16:06 PM nice coin weight neil, is it plain on the reverse? and did it clean up nice? last question neil what date would it be :-\ thanks mickycoin mick ;D ;D
Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: handyman [Alan} on March 27, 2010, 09:38:32 AM good news
i've now had info back from the FLo re the coin weight that i found. it is confirmed as 'a cast copper alloy Aureus coin weight 10.54g'. Defined as a cube matrix, or cube weight. The clasped hands motif is explained as representing COS III. the date of the artefact is put at 200AD. a lovely object, to take pride of place in my collection. cheers Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: dragonsbreath(Paul) on March 27, 2010, 10:06:42 AM A pride of place find Alan....well done indeed...PaulB. 8)
Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: mickycoin "mick" on March 27, 2010, 10:11:29 AM hi alan great news ,great find, dont want to sound cheeky :-[ :-[, but any chance of a better picture please, thanks mickycoin ;D ;D
Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: handyman [Alan} on March 27, 2010, 10:25:00 AM hi micky -- yes -- i'll get onto it later today/tomorrow.
Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: mickycoin "mick" on March 27, 2010, 02:18:12 PM thanks Alan, its to good a find not to show it in its full glory, one also for the gallery i would think, thanks again mickycoin mick ;D ;D
Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: handyman [Alan} on March 28, 2010, 09:53:26 AM try this one.
cheers Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: mickycoin "mick" on March 28, 2010, 03:07:55 PM thats better alan, nice find and a great little weight, thanks for the bigger picture mickycoin mick ;D ;D
Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: zorro on March 29, 2010, 09:20:01 AM Cracking find alan! do you have the measurments?? ive added it to database under roman-coin weights
Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on March 29, 2010, 09:39:08 AM Nothing escapes the Z
Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: handyman [Alan} on March 29, 2010, 04:45:37 PM LOL taff
zorro -- lenghth = 20mm, width =15mm, thickness = 3mm. Title: Re: early coin weight Post by: zorro on March 29, 2010, 05:41:55 PM updated now . many thanks alan. ;)
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