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Description: | A circular coin weight probably dating from the Medieval period, c 1421 - 1471. One side carries the stamp of a crown with a fleur de lis below it. The other side of the coin weight is undecorated. This is an English weight made according to an Act of Parliament of 1421 for weighing the Noble and its sub-divisions. At 5.54g, this weight has a mass of 85.5 grains and so is probably a rather light weight version of a Noble at 108 grains. However, the weight is worn, so could have lost some mass. It has a diameter of 23mm, thickness 8.17mm, weight 5.54g. See page 34 of Withers (1995) Lions, Ships and Angels.
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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