Record ID: KENT-700363
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
1620-1625. Brass, cast, James I, square shaped biface gold angel coin weight. Gold angel coin weight when this was worth ten shillings (1620-1632) probably made in Cologne or Nuremberg. Obverse: Saint Michael angel with halo spearing a dragon within a beaded border within a plain border. Reverse: Crown over 'X.S' within a plain border (for ten shillings) over stamped in top left hand corner with a Royal cypher - crown over I for 'J' i.e. James. Very little wear with dark green patina. Ref. European Coin-Weights for English Coins, Gerard Houben, Hub. Tonnaer 1978, page 10 No. 3 or 4 an…
Created on: Sunday 8th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2016
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