S D marked coin or token?

[joesdigs]

Hey guys, can any of you tell me what this might be? Its marked S D and seems to have an inner circular line. Thanks joe

 

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[Bramblefind]

Neat find! Do you have an idea of the diameter / weight of it?

 

[CRUSADER]

S - Shillings
D - Pence

Its a coin weight, it might take awhile to pin down the date, maybe 19th C??

 

[CRUSADER]

UK Finds Database - - - UKDFD
Above is the Script S type, but yours is a style of S that started in the mid-18th C(http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/188489). However, they normally have a couple of numbers as well, also the letters are cast & not stamped. Which makes me conclude this was an unoffical 'homemade' weight.

 

[CRUSADER]

Record ID: YORYM-2F6BC3 - POST MEDIEVAL coin weight - Database
OK, found a stamped version, so it might be the real thing.

 

[CRUSADER]

There is one other possibility, that I don't like so much, but they do stamp the weights more frequently; Bullion Weight.

However, on probability, its a mid-late 18th C Coin Weight for a Portuguese coin.

 

[joesdigs]

As ever CRU great ID it was found within 10 feet of an Edward I and henry VIII half groat and a medieval lead token.

 

[Bramblefind]

The S D for shillings / pence is a great idea and it could very well be it. But as Crusader mentioned above -and I think is important - there should be numbers associated with the S and D. Without that it seems the weight wouldn't have any significance or use.

Maybe they wore off... but it also may help to have a size of this piece. Do you have a weight for it and a diameter? That could help to match it up if it is a coin weight.

But if you are happy with the ID then no need to bother. It's your find

 

[joesdigs]

The S D for shillings / pence is a great idea and it could very well be it. But as Crusader mentioned above -and I think is important - there should be numbers associated with the S and D. Without that it seems the weight wouldn't have any significance or use.

Maybe they wore off... but it also may help to have a size of this piece. Do you have a weight for it and a diameter? That could help to match it up if it is a coin weight.

But if you are happy with the ID then no need to bother. It's your find

I will def get a weight and measurement for you. Always want to know the full ID, it's pretty worn but I'll see of I can get any numbers on it

 

[CRUSADER]

The S D for shillings / pence is a great idea and it could very well be it. But as Crusader mentioned above -and I think is important - there should be numbers associated with the S and D. Without that it seems the weight wouldn't have any significance or use.

Maybe they wore off... but it also may help to have a size of this piece. Do you have a weight for it and a diameter? That could help to match it up if it is a coin weight.

But if you are happy with the ID then no need to bother. It's your find

The number thing worried me as well, thats why I started researching Bullion weights but no joy there.

It is also why I thought it maybe unoffical. ie. the guy who made it knew what it was meant to weigh & put the SD so as to give it some convincing letters if it was over looked.

 

[joesdigs]

Is there a mark under the S ?

 

[recondigger]

If you look under zoom you can see lettering around the edge if the item. Could it be some type of counter stamped coin?

Dig until your arm falls off

 

[CRUSADER]

If you look under zoom you can see lettering around the edge if the item. Could it be some type of counter stamped coin?

Dig until your arm falls off

bugger, I focussed so much on the SD, I over looked this obivious possibility. If it was a coin, it looks like a large rim around both sides, maybe a dump issue Geo I. Also, the quality could be poor, because it might have been a counterfiet coin put to good use as a couterstamped token. SD - initials of issuer.

 

[recondigger]

What about a cartwheel penny? They have wide rims


Dig until your arm falls off

 

[Bramblefind]

What about a cartwheel penny? They have wide rims

Yep that's why I asked for the size and weight It could make a big difference on the possibilities for this.

 

[joesdigs]

Yep that's why I asked for the size and weight It could make a big difference on the possibilities for this.

Will do they tonight after work