E19 Copper Alloy Coin Weight
Object NameCoin Weight
Mediumcopper alloy
ClassificationsArchaeology Excavated
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS053733
About MeThis object was found during an excavation at the site of the Aberdeen Carmelite friary. It was probably a coin weight, used for determining whether bullion coins, particularly those of gold, were of the correct mass.
The coin weight consists of a square chamfered block of lead with a flat reverse. It has a relief image on the upper surface of a three-towered castle slightly off-centre. The standard of workmanship appears poor.
19th Century
13th Century
Possibly 1632
1340-1400
