Copper-alloy, 55.69 grams, 47.91 mm. 11th-15th century AD. A medieval merchant's transportation case for storage of coin and trade weights. The lid is decorated with a cross potent executed in tiny ring-and-dot motifs, with four interstitial ring-and-dots. The hinge is complete and fully functional; the clasp mechanism consists of a piercing through all three lugs to accept a pin and an additional piercing to which a retaining chain might be attached. Reference: cf. mirror-cases in Egan, G. & Pritchard, F. Dress Accessories 1150-1450, Woodbridge, 2002 p.362 item 1715. Good very fine condition. Provenance: found Dorset, England.