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Description: | A copper alloy coin weight for a Philipsgulden coin of the Low Countries. It is square in shape. The obverse originally depicted Saint Philip the Apostle holding a crook (now corroded and obscured) with "S" and "P" either side and an "X" above the P at an angle. The reverse retains traces of the hand of Antwerp within laurels.Reference: P & B R Withers, "Lions, Ships and Angels", pages 23 - 34Date: Post Medieval - c 1500 - 1600Diameter: 15.30 mmx x 14.89 mm x 2.46 mmWeight: 2.78 gOther examples of this coin on the database include ESS-FB5198, LON-E68140, IOW-FD6B32, BH-E3A137
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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