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Description: | a post medieval copper alloy coin weight. It is square and corroded, with a circle incised on one face, containing a central image (illegible) with the letter B and P or F one on either side. the lettering has serifs and appears to be of 16th-17th century type. The opposite face has an image within a circle, of a winged figure with one hand upraised, and holding a spear in the other. There may be letters inscribed around the base of the figure, starting with 'n'. It seems likely that this is a coin weight, representing the coin denomination of an 'angel' or half-angel', dating to the mid-16th century, when it became the fashion to make weights square instead of coin-shaped. The weight measures 14.25mm in length and 13.12mm in width, weighing 2.88g. | 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: | 1500
1600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Jane Carr | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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