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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy coin weight, dating from 1475 - 1654. The coin weight is sub-circular in plan, with one slightly flattened edge, and uniface, with a relief design depicting a crown and star/sun above a shield with three lis inside on the obverse. The coin weight is for the French ecu au soleil (issued between 1475 - 1654), and is of a type which was manufactured in England and France. However it is probably the latter as the French varieties more often have a tiny sun in place of the central lis of the crown rather than a larger sun within the shield. The object has a mid-green patina. See Withers and Withers (1995) 'Lions, Ships and Angels: identifying coin-weights found in Britain, page 39. See also LIN-CF0708 for an example of the English type, no examples of the French type can be found on the database at this time.
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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