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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: DENO-0E1074
Object type certainty: Certain
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Post medieval coin weight; cast copper alloy coin weight for a French half ecu au soleil, dating from the period 1475-1654. The weight was made in Antwerp by a maker whose work is recorded but whose name is not known. The weight is a small, square, biface weight Obv. Crowned shield of France, containing three fleurs de lis. The shield has an extra lis to the right and the whole is within a beaded outer circle. Die offset from centre of weight Rev. A right hand, raised, palm facing (the symbol of Antwerp). The hand has the letters 'M / D' to either side and 'LP' beneath. The whole is within a laureate border. Length 13.8mm, width 13.5mm, thickness 1.4mm, weight 1.54g Ref: Withers 'Lions, Ships and Angels; Identifying Coin-Weights found in Britain' (pp. 10, 39, 61 and 70)
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1475
Date to: AD 1654
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13.8 mm
Width: 13.5 mm
Thickness: 1.4 mm
Weight: 1.54 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 10th April 2008
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: DERBY E6614
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Bassetlaw (District)
Parish or ward: Blyth (Civil Parish)
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Withers, P. and Withers, B.R. | 1995 | Lions Ships and Angels: Identifying Coin-Weights Found in Britain | Llanfyllin | Galata Print | pp. 10, 39, 61 and 70 |
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