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Description: | A lead alloy coin weight of probable Medieval date. It is sub-square with a raised rim, with pellets lining the bottom border and the lower halves of the right and left borders; the centre of the weight shows a crown with a central cross fleur. The reverse is somewhat rough and it is undecorated. The weight has a creamy white and light brown patina.Similar weights found in Lead Weights (Biggs & Withers, 2000) page 48, number 147, 149 and 150, show a crown with a cross hatched interior on a cross hatched field and are believed to be related to coin weights for the couronne d'or of Philip VI of France (issued in 1340), but the latter two have a reduced mass, similar to this example.Length: 12.03mm; Width: 11.19mm; Thickness: 4.66mm; Weight: 3.9g
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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