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Description: | A worn and corroded Medieval to post-Medieval unifaced cast copper-alloy coin weight (c. 1450-c. 1600 AD).The upper face depicts a ship with a central mast and standing rigging. The design and size of this coin weight are consistent with it being for a noble. The edges are flattened in places and have also been filed. Withers & Withers (1995: 18-19) illustrate these as 15th- and 16th century coin weights.Diameter: 15.6mm; thicknes: 4.1mm. Weight: 5.89g. (91.0 grains).
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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