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Description: | A copper alloy medieval or early post-medieval coin weight, for the angel denomination. The weight is unifaced and round and has roughly cut edges. This weight was introduced by Edward IV in AD 1464 but continued in use until AD 1604 when the official weight of the angel was reduced from c. 77 grains to 71. This example weighs 74 grains (4.8gms) but as it is abraded it is likely to fit into the earlier date range rather than being post-AD 1604. The obverse depicts St Michael spearing a dragon while the reverse is undecorated. This coin weight can be paralleled in Withers (1993:20-21) number 227.
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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