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Description: | A complete Medieval copper-alloy coin weight for a noble (1421-c. 1471) The circular uniface weight has a double grooved border that encloses a punched crowned fleur-de-lis. The rear face is flat and has a slightly off-centre circular groove. This weight has a shiny and pitted dark green patina; Diameter: 19.7mm; thickness: 2.7mm. Weight: 6.36g (98.2 grains). The noble weighed 108 grains between 1412 and 1464. According to Withers and Withers (1995:34) this is an example of a group of "English weights made according to an Act of Parliament of 1421. Several punches for the crown and lis are known. The small hole in the centre of the weight is the mark made when the flan was turned to the correct size. Weights of this type probably ceased being made c.1471".
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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