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Medieval coin weight: ecu d'or
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Lucy Shipley, 2019-12-26 23:08:42
Title
Medieval coin weight: ecu d'or
Description
English: A medieval copper alloy uniface coin weight, probably for a French royal d'or, dating to c. 1422-1461.

The object is square in shape. On the obverse face is a half length figure enclosed in a solid circle. The figure holds a sceptre in their right hand, and two lis are present either side of the head. The reverse is blank.

Withers and Withers (2011: 30) present a similar example and emphasise the variety of this form.

Measurements: 14.9mm length, 13.9mm width, 2.5mm thickness, 2.62g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Devon
Date between 1422 and 1461
date QS:P571,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1422-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1461-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindIdentifier: 985945
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1086168
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1086168/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/985945
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