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Description: | Cast copper alloy coin weight depicting a ship on the obverse with a central mast and flag. The weight is uniface with the reverse blank, although some marks can be seen, possibly as a result of the flans being adjusted to weight by filing.These coin weights were produced in Britain from the early 15th, during the reign of Henry IV, in 1412, when his light coinage was introduced and the noble was reduced in weight to 108 grains, or 6.9 grams, until the reign of Edward IV in 1464 when the noble was replaced by the ryal, which weighed 120 grains or 7.8 grams.Withers (1995) illustrates a similar example on page 19.
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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