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Description: | A Post Medieval copper-alloy double-sided half-Angel coin weight manufactured by Hans Foncq.It is flat and square in form with worn surfaces. The obverse depicts St Michael with a halo spearing a dragon to the right. The reverse carries a maker's mark comprising of a hand, flanked by the numbers 8 0 (the last two ciphers of the date) and below these the initials H F (1577-1603).This coin weight measures 15.69mm in length, 14.92mm in width, 1.51mm in thickness, 2.34g in weight.The hand on the reverse indicate that it was produced in the Low Countries at Antwerp, the initials probably indicating that the manufacturer was Hans Foncq. (1577-1603 AD) (P and BR Withers, 1995, pp.60).
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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