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Description: | A Post Medieval cast copper alloy square coin weight for a gold ryal. A ship is depicted on the obverse face, the reverse is blank. The Ryal coin was first issued by Edward IV along with its half and quarter in 1465 at a weight of 120 grains and a value of 10 shillings. Its distinctive design is a king in a ship which has a large rose on the side. In 1553 Mary increased its value to 15 shillings and Elizabeth I also issued a similar coin in her third coinage at the same weight and value. The earliest coin-weights are round with the obverse design of the coin - the king in ship with rose. Later coin-weights such as this one are square. Date circa 1553-1603 AD. Dimensions: width 16.1mm; thickness 3.2mm; weight 6.65g | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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