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vince1977 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 847 Posts	Posted 05/29/2022 05:08 am Here I have 2 coin weights which I can't identify yet. One has a sort of roaster stamp in it. Which gave me a suggestion to Schotisch or Irish weight? The other has 2 lions stamps in it. Which is rather flandres? There is nothing to see on the reverse. They just bear stamps on the obverse. In byzantine period I found they called it trade weights. But I don't know if this is after this period aswell. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 05/29/2022 07:40 am These are well outside my area of expertise, but I would only mention that the stamp design that you describe as a "roller coaster" looks rather like a portcullis to me. Added: you should give us the weights of these pieces as then it might be possible to match them with a specific coin type. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
vince1977 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 847 Posts	Posted 05/29/2022 2:00 pm You are right Spence. THe size is 14mm and 15mm. The weight of both is 3,40 grams and 3,27 grams. Report this Post to the Staff
David Graham Pillar of the Community Australia 1610 Posts	Posted 05/29/2022 8:05 pm From what I can gather the portcullis was the seal used by the Exchequer (later Board of Trade) after 1882. Not sure what the weights translate to in those days. Report this Post to the Staff
Sir_Nummalot New Member United Kingdom 10 Posts	Posted 07/09/2022 08:04 am I don't know much buy I'll tell you what I have thought as soon as I openeed this thread up - that (roaster looking thing) is actually a portcullis! with a pair of chains which would have drawn it up - this is the medieval equivalent of the vertically sliding door you see in sci-fi films so nothing is ever original in that sense. These were found on castles in the middle ages as a way of letting only the right people in and keeping invading baddies out!... On t'other side you see a lion split in half between the circular thingy - two very very British and old symbols indeed... I haven't read the whole post yet but I am 100% certain it ill be answered by one of the experts numismatists here when I goand read the rest of it! I just love the original reading of this weight as "roaster" looking thing.... Edited by Sir_Nummalot 07/09/2022 08:06 am Report this Post to the Staff
NZStamps Valued Member New Zealand 140 Posts	Posted 07/11/2022 07:29 am Look like buttons. Report this Post to the Staff
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