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Description: | 15th century copper alloy 'half ryal' coin weight. This coin weight is circular in plan, is 2.64mm thick and has a diameter of 14.02mm. It weighs 3.52 g or 54.3 grains. It is uniface, having a design to only one side. The design shows the king standing with sword and shield in a ship See Withers and Withers, 1993, British Coin Weights, page 18, number 200.
This is a representational weight in that it bears a design similar to the coin that it was intended to weigh. Withers and Withers note that weights of this type were introduced in 1464 during the reign of Edward IV, when the ryal coin was introduced. Production of the ryal ceased in 1470, and there was a fleeting issue in 1487 by Henry VII. | 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
1487 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Caroline McDonald | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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