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Description: | Copper alloy circular uniface weight for an Angel coin. The weight shows St Michael with angel wings spearing a dragon at his feet. It is of a British type produced between 1464 and 1619. The weight at 62.8 grains (4.06 grams) is low for an Angel (80 grains, reduced to 71 grains in 1604) but too high for a half Angel (40 grains reduced to 35.5 grains). It is likely to be an Angel weight, probably of the early 17th century. Weights were usually made for the minimum legal weight of the coin rather than the average and also lose some weight through corrosion. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burnett, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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