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Description: | A copper-alloy uniface coin weight for a Late Medieval to early post-Medieval half angel coin.The weight is circular in plan and survives in good condition. The upper surface bears the relief-moulded image of St. Michael, winged and nimbate, standing facing, legs bent, spearing a dragon below. The weight has a double border, the inner consisting of a plain ridge, the outer a toothed line. The artefact measures 13.2mm in diameter, 2.2mm thick and weighs 2.44g.The angel and its divisions were first issued in Britain in 1464, under the reign of Edward IV, and continued to be issued until 1642, when it was abandonned by Charles I. Withers and Withers (1995: 9) note that most British uniface coin weights date from before 1588.
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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