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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy circular uniface coin weight for an Angel (c. 1604-c. 1619).The weight depicts St Michael with angel wings spearing a dragon at his feet. It is of a British type produced between 1464 and 1619. The weight at 68.2 grains (4.41g. is low for an Angel (80 grains, reduced to 71 grains in 1604) but too high for a half Angel (40 grains reduced to 35.5 grains). Weights were usually made for the minimum legal weight of the coin rather than the average and also lose some weight through corrosion over the course of time.The weight is very worn and slightly corroded.Diameter: 16.6mm; thickness: 2.8mm. Weight: 4.41g. (68.2 grains).
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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