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Description: | Square copper alloy double sided coin weight. On the obverse is a three armed cross, each arm consist of a fleur-de-lis surmounted by a crown, the design in the centre of the cross is obscured. The reverse is obscures by corrosion, buy there is a small cross or letter X along one edge. This is most likely a coin weight for the French ecu issued 1423 to 1474 which continued to circulate in Britain into the 16th century (Withers and Withers p.39).
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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