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Description: | A post-Medieval Antwerp cast copper-alloy double-sided square coin weight for a ducat (c. 1500-c. 1600 AD).Obverse: H[V]NGERSEN DV[K]AET; St Ladislaus standing; facing front, holding orb and sceptreReverse: A pair of handsThe reverse is double-struck, probably after having turned in the die.This coin weight is for checking the weight of the Hungarian dukat.This coin weight originally weighed 3.50g. (pers. comm. Paul Withers, 12/03/2012). However, due to corrosion and loss of material it now weighs 2.09g.Reference: P & B Withers1995: 23. Similar coin weights depicting St Ladislaus have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. See finds: BERK-5BF645; KENT-1DE790; NLM-B0FD13; SUR-71E752; SWYOR-3D4A47 and SWYOR-6B3997.
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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