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Description: | Medieval copper alloy round uniface coin weight for a ryal, worn and with two opposed parts of the edge which have been trimmed. Before trimming the shape was probably oval as the diameter remains greatest between the two modified parts of the edge. A king holding a shield and sword and standing in a ship is depicted. A rose is faintly visible. Diameter 16 and 17.3mm. Thickness 3.5mm. Weight 6.93g / 107.0 grains. A ryal weighs 120 grains (Withers and Withers 1995, 19 and 68). 1464 - c.1500.Field CH | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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