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Description: | A copper-alloy uniface coin weight, probably for a half ryal, dating from the 15th to 16th centuries AD. The weight measures 14.02 mm in diameter and weighs 3.08 grams. It is 3.03 mm thick.The front face of the weight shows a ship with a single mast. Over this mast is a figure (crowned king) standing with a sword in his right hand and a quartered shield on his left arm. On the hull of the ship is a poorly defined flower, probably a rose. These images especially the crowned king has been worn and therefore more detail is difficult to interpret.The reverse of the weight is plain.This coin weight was probably to weigh a half ryal (Half - Rose noble) which was introduced in the reign of Edward IV (1464) and used throughout the later medieval and post-medieval periods.
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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