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Description: | Cast copper alloy circular coin weight for a Rose Noble (Ryal). The weight has a design of a king with sword and shield standing in a ship with a rose on the side, now highly corroded. While Ryal's were issued 1464-1470 AD they continued in circulation into the 16th century.The weight is 16.7mm in diameter, 3.8mm thick and weighs 5.89 grams, 91.0 grains. The full weight of a Ryal was 120 grains and a half ryal 60 grains. The legal minimum weight was slightly less and the corrosion on this object may mean it has lost quite a lot of weight.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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