MEDIEVAL COIN WEIGHT

1421

Medieval copper alloy uniface circular coin weight for a gold noble coin or fraction. The weight is stamped with a fleur de lis above which there is a stamped crown. The weight is for checking the noble and is of a type made according to an Act of Parliament of 1421. It can be dated between this Act and circa 1470, from which time weights for the noble featured a ship design, as on the coin itself. The weight is shown in Withers, P and B; Lions Ships and Angels, Identifying coin-weights found in Britain (1995); Galata Print, pp34. It is dated between 1421-1471 AD. The weight is dark brown in colour and weighs 6.39g.