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Description: | A complete Medieval to post-Medieval circular unifaced cast copper-alloy coin weight.The weight is probably for a half ecu and dating 1422-c. 1525.The obverse has a raised design consisting of a crown above three lis in a shield.This weight has a brown patina.Diameter: 14.4mm; thickness; 3.0 mm. Weight: 3.16g. (49.2 grains).'These are French or English weights for the French ecu and half ecu, which were issued with minor weight variations, from Charles VII (1422-61) to the ecu a la couronne neuf of Louis XI (1436-1475). In 1525 the ecu was current in England for four shillings' (Withers & Withers 1995: 39).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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