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Description: | A copper-alloy coin weight from the medieval to post-medieval period. This coin weight is a representational weight of an angel. These coin weights are British and date from between the 15th - 16th centuries, having first been issued in 1464. This particular coin weight is unifaced and square. The obverse probably depicts St Michael spearing a dragon (to the right) but it is so badly worn that it is difficult to be sure. The offical mint weight for an angel would have been 5.18g, the surviving coin weights are usually lighter. This weight weighs 4.05g. | 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
1600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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