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Description: | A unifaced cast copper alloy coin weight of Medieval or post medieval date (1400-1600). The coin weight is sub-circular in plan, its diameter measures 15.2mm and it is 2.6mm thick. It weighs 2.47 grams (38 grains). It has an even mid-green patina and has been worn and abraded.The front face of the weight shows a ship with a single mast. Over this mast is a figure (crowned king) standing with a sword in his right hand and a quartered shield on his left arm. On the hull of the ship is a poorly defined flower, probably a rose. These images especially the crowned king has been worn and therefore more detail is difficult to interpret.The reverse of the weight is plain.This coin weight was probably to weigh a half ryal (Half - Rose noble) which was introduced in the reign of Edward IV (1464) and used throughout the later medieval and post-medieval periods.
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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