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Description: | A copper alloy weight, probably a coin weight of Medieval date. The obverse type is heavily worn, however it is possible to see a figure facing, possibly seated, and holding a sceptre beneath a canopy. There are traces of a legend, with the letters []OR to the right of the figure. The reverse has no decoration. The weight measures 17.78mm in diameter, is 3.07mm thick, and weighs 6.14g.It is probable that this is a coin weight of continental origin. Withers and Withers (1995: 23-24) note that circular coin weights with a standing or seated figure are not found for Medieval British coin issues. The closest parallels they provide to this example belong to French coin types of the late-thirteenth to fourteenth centuries. In particular, if the three letters to the right of the figure can be read 'DOR' then this may relate to coin weights for the parisis or double royal of Philippe VI (1328-1350).
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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