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Description: | A corroded copper-alloy coin weight of later medieval date. It is broadly square and seemingly decorated unifacially. On its upper face a shield containing three fleurs-de-lis surmounted by a crown is depicted in low relief; it is flanked on each side by a crowned fleur-de-lis. This is all depicted within a beaded border and stamped at an angle. Withers & Withers (1995, 39) note that this device was used on French or English weights for the French 'ecu' of the 15th century. However, since it was used in England into the post-medieval period a wide date range is duly offered (see below, 'Notes'). | Subjects: | Ecu | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Webley, Robert - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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