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Description: | Copper-alloy coin weight. It is roughly circular, 14-15 mm in diameter, but is slightly irregular with some straight edges as if it has been trimmed. One face is undecorated, and the other has a low-relief picture of a ship with a long-haired figure within, carrying a sword and shield. The shield is quartered, with three horizontal lines in quarters 1 and 3 and a lis in quarters 2 and 4; this is an approximation to the arms of England. A pennant can be seen to the left of the sword. The ship is quite worn, but a rose (the mark of the ryal) can just be seen. It weighs 3.36g (52.0 grains), so must be for a half-ryal (notional weight 60 grains). This coin was issued from 1474 to 1470, but the coin weights continued in production into the 16th century.
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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