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Description: | A copper-alloy coin weight for a gold Angel of James I.One side of the square weight bears a relief-stamped crown above 'XIs', which is the value mark (11 shillings). One the reverse is the image of St. Michael spearing the dragon, with the legend '[I R B]RI' ('Iacobus Rex Britannia').Length of side: 14.4mm; thickness: 3mm; weight: 4.3g.The value mark of 11 shillings indicates that this weight dates from between 1612 and 1619, after which time the value of the Angel reverted to 10 shillings. The official weight for an Angel of this period was 4.61g.
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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