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Description: | A complete Medieval cast copper-alloy circular uniface coin weight for a half noble (1412-1464). Withers & Withers 1995: 34 and 68.This coin weight is rectangular in cross-section. At the front there is a stamped lis with a crown above within a circumferential groove situated close to the edge. The rear face is flat and has a small hole at the centre. The hole was made when the flan was turned to the correct size.The weight is 45.8 grains and the full weight, according to Withers, should be 54.0 grains.This weight has an even green patina with small areas of corrosion.Diameter: 14.5mm; thickness: 2.6mm. Weight: 2.97g. (45.8 grains)Withers, P. & Withers, B. 1995. Identifying Coin-Weights Found in Britain Lions Ships and Angels. Galata Press.
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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