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Description: | A cast copper alloy square coin weight or ducat (14.4mm x 13.7mm; thickness: 1.1mm; weight: 1.55g). On the obverse, there are two crowned bust facing each other, representing Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. There appears to be possible remains of a fleur de lis on the reverse. The coin weight is worn and in a corroded condition with all detail only faintly visible. The artefact dates from the late 15th (particularly after 1469 when Ferdinand marries his cousin Isabella) to the early 16th century, possibly dating as late as AD 1516.Similar examples are illustrated in Dieudonne's 'Manuel des Poids Monetaires', 1925, page 125 & plate IX, ref nos 9, 11 & 13.
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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