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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy uniface coin weight, of Medieval to Post Medieval dating (c. AD 1350 to c. AD 1550).The weight is sub circular in plan and the obverse face has a moulded design consisting of a fleur de lis / lys, with a pellet border. The reverse face is plain and undecorated. Filemarks are visible on the reverse.The coin weight has a diameter of 13.98 mm and is 3.02 mm thick. It weighs 2.5 g (0.09 oz).The coin weight is a dark colour colour, with an even surface patina. The patina has flaked away from a couple of small areas, leaving a lighter green colour. These areas should be monitored for signs of active copper corrosion occurring (a bright green powdery residue). To reduce the risk of this happening, the coin weight should be stored in a sealed air tight dry box, such as a tupperware box, lined with acid free tissue paper and silica gel.Withers & Withers (1995, 33) suggest that the fleur de lis / lys was used in both England and France for a florin between c. AD 1350 and c. AD 1550. Two similar coin weights have been recorded on the PAS database as FAKL-54FE02 and IOW-F9C601.Reference:Withers, P. & Withers, B. 1995. Identifying Coin-Weights Found in Britain Lions Ships and Angels. Galata Press.
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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