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Unique ID: LON-505026
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A complete Late Medieval - Early Post Medieval copper-alloy square coin weight for a Lion, made in Antwerp, dating AD1454-1658. The obverse of the weight depicts a lion seated left, with its tail curled up over haunches, flanked by pillars with three arches above and floor below all within a beaded circular border. The reverse shows a hand between the initials B/F within a circular border made of small cross symbols. The initials probably indicate that the manufacturer was Bernaert Foncq (before 1658). A similar example has been recorded on the database: SOM-AC7D56.
The Lion was issued from 1454-60 in Burgundy by Philip the Good (1419-67) and weighed 4.25g. It continued in circulation however and a century later in 1583-4, the Flanders lion (4.14g) was issued on the same design. The lion on the reverse suggests the weight could be for one of several coins: Philip the Good of Burgundy (1419-1467) struck a lion which weighed 4.25 grams and its fractions (2/3rds -2.83 grams - and 1/3rd -1.41 grams-) between 1454-1460. In 1583-1584 the Flanders lion was struck along with its half, this lion weighed 4.14 grams. The weight of this particular example suggests it is for a 1/3rd of a lion struck by Philip the Good of Burgundy.
Dimensions: length: 14.64mm; width: 14.82mm; weight: 1.12g
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1454
Date to: Circa AD 1658
Quantity: 1
Length: 14.64 mm
Width: 14.82 mm
Weight: 1.12 g
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4 Figure: TQ3380
Four figure Latitude: 51.50329348
Four figure longitude: -0.08515568
1:25K map: TQ3380
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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