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Description: | A cast copper-alloy double-sided coin weight of Post-Medieval date. It is square in shape, rectangular in section and has a mid green patina. One face depicts the crowned letters X.s within a beaded circular border, with at least two lis in the field. The opposite face depicts St. Michael spearing a dragon, right, within a circular beaded border. The weight measures 13.77mm in length, 13.61mm in width, 2.95mm in thickness, and weighs 3.87g (59.6 grains). This is a Post-Medieval coin weight the letters X.s. indicating it is for an Angel weight with value of 10 shillings. It is probably of James I's 3rd coinage, c.1619-1625, although is a little underweight for the standard Angel of this period (c.4.2g/65 grains). See Withers and Withers, 1995: p. 14.
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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