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Description: | A Post Medieval copper-alloy double-sided Ship with rose coin weight manufactured by Cornelis Janssen, c. 1564-1604 AD.It is flat and square in form with worn surfaces. The obverse depicts a ship with rose at the centre of the hull, within a beaded circular border. The reverse carries a maker's mark comprising of a hand, flanked by the initials C I.It measures 16.79mm in length, 15.70mm in width, 1.45mm in thickness, 2.69g (41.51 grains) 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 Cornelis Janssen, c. 1564-1604 AD (P and BR Withers, 1995, p.20, 60). | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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