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Description: | A cast copper-alloy unifaced coin weight of Medieval or post-Medieval date (1400-1600).The coin weight is circular in plan and the front face depicts a raised single masted sailing vessel with standing rigging. The hull is depicted as being clinker built and has rose on the hull at the centre. The figure of a crowned king stands amidships with a sword in his right hand and a quartered shield on his left arm. The rear face of the weight is flat and plain.The weight is probably for a half ryal (rose noble) which was introduced in the reign of Edward IV (1464) and used throughout the later medieval and post-Medieval periods. According to Withers (1995: 68) a half ryal weighed 60.0 grains. However, this weight weighs only 48.6 grains. The discrepancy may be accounted for by the fact that it is very worn and there has been loss of material around the edge.The object is worn and abraded and all the raised elements are difficult to interpret. It has a mid-green patina overall.Diameter: 14.7mm; thickness: 2.1mm; weight: 3.15g (48.6 grains).See, Withers 1995: 19 and 68.
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