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Description: | A complete Medieval cast copper-alloy unifaced coin weight for a French royal d' or of Charles VII (1422-1461).The weight is hexagonal in plan and each edge is bevelled at the front. At the front it is moulded and depicts a half-length figure of a king facing and holding a sceptre in each hand. There is a fleur-de lis at each side of the king and 'P' below the left fleur. The rear face is plain and flat.This weight has a mid-green patina overall.Height: 14.35mm; width: 15.98mm; thickness: 2.64mm. Weight: 3.48g.A similar coin weight has been published by Withers & Withers 1995: 25.
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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