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Description: | Copper French coin weight dating from the post medieval period. It is for a franc a pied of Charles V (1364 - 1380) or the royal d'or of Charles VII (1422 - 1461), which both had the same weight. The legend reads "FRANC [...]" and it depicts the king holding a sceptre. The weight is uniface. It has a diameter of 14.31mm, thickness 2.82mm, weight 3.48g. For reference see P and R Withers 1995. Lions, Ships and Angels identifying coin weights found in Britain p. 23.
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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