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Description: | A late medieval or Post Medieval (15th or 16th century) coin weight. It is uniface, hexagonal and made of copper alloy. It depicts an angel facing forward with its right arm raised, resting on a ?shield on his left. There is a ?key in the left field. This is a French or Anglo-Gallic weight for measuring the angel coin which was first issued in 1464. The legend is only just legible but probably reads "LE POIS D'ANGE" meaning the weight of an angel. An identical example is illustrated on page 21 of Lions, Ships and Angels by Withers and Withers.
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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