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Description: | A unifaced cast copper alloy coin weight of Medieval or post medieval date. The coin weight is sub-circular in plan, its diameter measures 16.7mm and it is 4.3mm thick. It weighs 7.11 grams (109.8 grains). It has an even mid-green patina. The whole weight has been worn and abraded. On the front face of the weight is a ship with a single mast. Over this mast is a figure standing (distorted by abrasion) with a sword in his right hand and a quartered shield on his left arm. On the hull of the ship is a poorly defined flower, probably a rose. These images have been slightly worn and therefore more detail is difficult to interpret. The reverse of the weight is plain. This coin weight was probably to weigh a ryal (Rose noble) which was introduced in the reign of Edward IV (1464) and used throughout the later medieval and post-medieval periods.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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