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Description: | A probable forger's coin die of post-medieval date. The die is a flat sub-circular piece of lead measuring 74.9mm by 66.9mm by 6mm and weighing 216g. On one side there is the impression of a coin. The lead is pierced by two circular perforations close to the edge and opposite each other. One the other side there are several incised lines which form no coherent pattern.
Richard Kelleher (Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum) has identified the impression as a French coin called a Quart D??Ecu, which was struck between 1578 and 1589. Barrie Cook (Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum) believes that the plaque was made in order to attempt to forge coins by placing a thin foil of silver over the impression, doing the same on a corresponding impression of the other side of the coin and inserting a base metal core. The holes in lead would allow two plaques to be fixed together to achieve this. | Subjects: | Coin Forger's | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Payne, Naomi - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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