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Description: | The object is a Post Medieval copper alloy Antwerp coin weight, probably from the 16th century. (A similar weight is recorded on the PAS at SF-192F14) The weight is an irregular rectangle, with slight curvature to the sides. On one side (obverse?) there is a stamped design of double eagle within a crowned shield, akin to the Austro Hungarian coat of arms with extended fleur de lis to sides and bottom of shield, all within a beaded circle. The other side (reverse?) has a central hand (right hand, palm facing). There is a letter 'S' or figure '8' above a letter 'C' to the left of the hand with a figure '5' above a possible letter 'I' or figure '1' on the right. The hand may signify that the piece was made in Antwerp (the hand being the city mark) and may date before 1576 as after that year, Antwerp weights had to be dated.
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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