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Description: | Cast copper alloy coin weight of gold noble with a ship consisting of four curved lines for the hull, a solid central mast with sheets for the sails, a square deck to the left and a triangular fore-deck to the right, on the obverse. The reverse is plain. The weight weighs 6.2 grams or 95.68 grains, which is closer to the lighter gold nobles (about 108 grains) of the 15th century, rather than the 14th century (c.128-138 grains). It probably dates from the reign of Henry IV to the first reign of Edward IV (c.1412-1464) when the 'ryal' or rose noble (120 grains) was introduced.Withers (1995) illustrates a similar example on page 18, which is dated from the 15th.
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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