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Description: | Late/ Post Medieval copper alloy coin weight, 11mm in diameter and 2mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 1.22grams. The object is circular and decorated on one side with crest containing a radiant sun motif. These weights are thought to be English and were used to weigh French Ecu Au Soleil coins (hence the sun). These date from 1475 and in 1525 were the equivalent of four 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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