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Description: | Sub-circular copper-alloy coin weight of 15th-16th C. date. Weight for production of Angel coins.
Obverse: A winged angel spearing the mouth of a dragon lying beneath his feet. Surrounded by a line circular border with a milled outer border. The image depicts St.Michael repelling the devil with his sword. Both St.Michael's legs are bent at the knees and he is facing forward. He is spearing the dragon's head to the right. The dragon has a long tail and indications of scales on its body.
Reverse: Appears to show a lightly engraved heart.
Measures 16mm diameter, by 2.8mm thick. Weight = 4.76g. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1450
1550 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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