1683 V III coin

[joesdigs]

Found this coin today. 1683. With a harp on the back. It's very heavy and thick and I've never seen one before. It has VIII in lage letters across the front and I think it says aggold on the side. Anyone that can shed any light please do

 

[Broken knee]

Not a coin, possibly an apothecary weight? HH
BK

 

[hogge]

Or a coin weight. Used to measure the weight of a gold coin. Nice find. Usually the looks of the coin will be depicted on the weight. Someone may chime in on this one. Hogge

 

[deepsecrets]

Irish coin weight - 8dwt. 12grs., 1683, for the Half Peru Piece of Eight. By John Cuthbert and Henry Paris.

Ref: PROCEEDINGS of the ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY VOLUME XXXIII, SECTION C, No. 3 M. S. DUDLEY WESTROPP NOTES ON IRISH MONEY WEIGHTS AND FOREIGN COIN CURRENT IN IRELAND. Plate V #9

 

[joesdigs]

Irish coin weight - 8dwt. 12grs., 1683, for the Half Peru Piece of Eight. By John Cuthbert and Henry Paris.

Ref: PROCEEDINGS of the ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY VOLUME XXXIII, SECTION C, No. 3 M. S. DUDLEY WESTROPP NOTES ON IRISH MONEY WEIGHTS AND FOREIGN COIN CURRENT IN IRELAND. Plate V #9

Nice one deep... It's there a link to this info I could see?

 

[deepsecrets]

Yep - Westropp Irish Coinweights - Irish Tokens by Barry Woodside
and
CoinArchives.com Lot Viewer

 

[joesdigs]

Yep - Westropp Irish Coinweights - Irish Tokens by Barry Woodside
and
CoinArchives.com Lot Viewer

Thank you very much Ox. Appreciate that.,. Can't believe I found one of those

 

[joesdigs]

Not a coin, possibly an apothecary weight? HH
BK

Nice job. Thanks for helping

 

[deepsecrets]

Nice find - pretty rare too I would think - did you find this in an area with colonial history?

 

[joesdigs]

Or a coin weight. Used to measure the weight of a gold coin. Nice find. Usually the looks of the coin will be depicted on the weight. Someone may chime in on this one. Hogge

Thank you for helping.. Nice ID

 

[joesdigs]

Nice find - pretty rare too I would think - did you find this in an area with colonial history?

Been finding all sorts in this place.. 17th century stuff a few 1680 coins and lots more

 

[jewelerguy]

very cool!

 

[Mackaydon]

deep,
Great ID and reference !!
Don.....