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Description: | A copper alloy biface coin weight of Nicholas du Mont, Antwerp, c.1581 AD. The weight is flat, square in shape and with slightly irregular edges. The front face has a square shield containing three lis surmounted by a crown and with lis to either side, all within an inner circle of pellets. The reverse face depicts a hand within a circle of crosses, the letters N D M are visible around the hand and represent the maker's initials of Nicholas du Mont of Antwerp (Withers and Withers, 1995: 61). Two further crosses are visible to the right of the inner circle. This weight measures 15.50mm in length, 14.78mm in width, and weighs 1.47g. It is from the Low Countries and was possibly used to weigh fractions of a Lion or Ducat (see Withers and Withers, 1995: 39, 72).
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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