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Description: | A copper alloy Post Medieval coin weight which is sub-square in plan and has designs on both faces. On the obverse the design is, within a circular border of pellets, a shield charges with a 6 pointed star with curved tips; above the shield a crown with the figures "71" over the top middle of the crown. The reverse has a hand within a wreath with the letters S O // R I and a V below the hand. The surface has a shiny brown patina. It measures 15.64mm long, 15.71mm wide, 1.62mm thick and weighing 2.4g.The coin weight is one of Antwerp for the French ecu au soleil and probably dates to the 16th century. A similar example is recorded on the PAS database; BERK-B30711.
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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