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Description: | Square uniface copper alloy coin weight for a half angel. On the obverse is the archangel Michael spearing a dragon at his feet, to the right. This is a British made weight for a half angel, a coin first issued in 1464 (Withers and Withers 1995: 21).It is 14.4 by 14.1mm and 1.9mm thick; it weighs 2.10 grams, 32.3 grains. A full weight half angel of the period 1464-1604 weighed 40 grains; coin weights are typically made slightly light and lose more weight through corrosion.
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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