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Description: | A uniface cast copper alloy coin weight of Medieval (1464) to Post-Medieval (1604) date.
The coin weight is sub-oval in plan and is 4.6mm long, 4mm wide and 3.4mm thick. Originally the weight would probably have been circular in plan but it has been worn and abraded in the soil. It has an even light-mid green patina.
Portrayed on the front face is the Archangel, St Michael, slaying a dragon with a spear. St. Michael is depicted with a halo and short narrow wings. The dragon is shown rearing up but due to the wear on the weight much of the detail is lost. These figures are enclosed in a circular beaded border which is again incomplete due to wear. The rear of the weight is plain.
This coin weight would probably have been used to verify the weight of the Gold Angel coin, which was in circulation between 1464 - 1604. | 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: | 1464
1604 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Peter Reavill | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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