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Description: | A complete but worn cast copper alloy weight, probably a coin weight. It is circular in shape measuring 19.85mm in diameter and 3.41mm in thickness. The obverse face of the weight is extremely worn, but has decoration within an inner circle of pellets. This depicts a figure standing, probably an angel holding a cross(?). Traces of a legend can just be made out around the edge of the weight, reading []GE, perhaps a derivation of 'Le pois d'ange'. It is uncertain whether there was any decoration on the reverse face. This example weighs 5.83g, which is identical to the French 'Ange d'Or' introduced by Philippe VI in 1341-1342 AD (Withers and Withers, 1995: pp. 70). It is probable that it is intended to represent an Ange d'Or and may therefore date to the 14th century AD (see Withers and Withers, 1995: pp. 22-23, 70). Inscription: []GE | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Brown, Andrew | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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