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Description: | A cast copper-alloy double-sided coin weight of Post-Medieval date. It is square in from, trapezoidal in section and with worn surfaces. The obverse depicts a Burgundian emblem of the Order of the Golden Fleece comprising a fleece suspended from a flint stone, two fire steels positioned with their backs to either side of the flints. This is all contained within a circular beaded border. The reverse carries the makers mark comprising a hand surrounded by the initials MDM within a circular border of stars or mullets. The weight measures 16.14mm in length, 15.07mm in width, 2.38mm in thickness and 4g (61.6 grains) in weight.According to Withers and Withers (1995: p. 61) the maker's marks on this coin weight relate to an Antwerp maker, indicated by the hand, the initials refering to Maerten du Mont dating to 1553 AD. The Burgundian emblem on the opposite face remains uncertain, although Antwerp would have fallen within the lands of the Duchy, and the weight of the object finds no close parallels in coin weights typial of this period. The denomination is thus uncertain. It is unlikely to date any earlier than the mid-1500s, although until such time as a close parallel is identified a later date cannot be ruled out.
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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