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Description: | A cast copper alloy coin weight for the gold ryal (or Rose Noble) of Edward IV (AD 1464-1471). The coin weight is sub-circular in plan and is 4.19mm thick. The obverse has the image of a ship (galleon) in sail with the Arms of England above the deck and a rose in the centre of the hull. The reverse of the coin weight is plain. This example weighs 114.19 grains (7.4gms) whereas the official weight was actually 120 grains. The slight damage to the edges of this coin weight probably accounts for this discrepancy. Ryals were produced from the reign of Edward IV to Elizabeth I (c. AD 1464-1603) and were equivalent to 10 Shillings.
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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