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Description: | A complete Medieval copper-alloy uniface coin weight for the gold half ryal, issued between 1464 and 1470, during the first reign of Edward IV (1461-1470). Withers 1995: 19, 68.This weight is circular in plan and rectangular in cross-section. The front depicts a raised image of a galley with a rose at the centre of the hull and the king standing on deck, holding a spear and shield.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: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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