Record ID: ESS-86FB72
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A square two sided coin weight, likely for a French half ecu, dating to the period AD 1422 - 1545. One face depicts a beaded circle inside which is a crowned shield with three lis is inside. The other face is heavily worn but likely had a numeral inside a beaded circular border. There appears to be a letter 'A' visible inside the beaded border, close to the edge. Dimensions: weight: 1.2g, width: 13.1mm, length: 13.5mm, thickness: 1.2mm These weights were used to weight the French ecu and half ecu, issued with minor weight variation between the reigns of Charles VII ( 1422-61) an…
Created on: Monday 6th August 2018
Last updated: Monday 6th August 2018
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Record ID: SF-848C2D
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy coin weight for the double excellente of Ferdinand and Isabella (1469-1504) probably dating c. 1580-1620. In plan the weight is rectangular, with neatly chamfered edges and file marks visible on both its lower face and sides. Only the upper surface of the coin weight remains legible, the other apparently plain and featureless. On the surviving face, the design of Ferdinand and Isabella's busts in profile are visible, facing each other and set within an outer circular border. One corner has broken away in old damage, though otherwise the weight survives intact. Preserved…
Created on: Monday 6th August 2018
Last updated: Monday 6th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.