|
Date: |
|
Description: | This may possibly be a coin weight. It is cast copper-alloy and is decorated with lines. Since it was struck off the die, the picture is not clear, but it seems that both surfaces were showing the picture of a hangman with an animal (dog?) on either side, on top of a brick wall. These weights were used to test gold coins for forgery. However, since the weight was so crudely made it is possible that it was home-made and not approved by the rulers.
It could also be a 17th century token. | 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: | 1400
1700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Dot Boughton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
WEIGHT
This may possibly be a…
-
-
WEIGHT
Medieval lead weight. It has…
-
TOKEN
Small cast lead-alloy token with…
-
-
Weight
Medieval lead weight. It has…
-
-
-
WEIGHT
Very crude Late Medieval or…
-
WEIGHT
Lead token or weight in…
|