Trial of the Pyx
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The Trial of the Pyx is a judicial ceremony in the United Kingdom to ensure that newly minted coins from the Royal Mint conform to their required dimensional and fineness specifications. Although mode
Trial of the Pyx in the Livery Hall at Goldsmiths' Hall
Pyx
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A pyx or pix is a small round container used in the Catholic, Old Catholic, Lutheran and Anglican Churches to carry the Eucharist, to the sick or those who are otherwise unable to come to a church in
Trial of the Pyx
…selected leaders from the financial world sample coins from the mint's output. The boxes in which coins are stored form the ceremony's namesake: the word pyx derives from the Greek πυξίς, pyxis meaning 'wooden box'. According to records from the Dialogus de Scaccario, in 1179 the weight and fineness of coinage…
Pyx with Arabesques in Quatrofoil Frames, c. 13th century
Silver gilt pyx, south of France or Spain, 15th century (Musée de Cluny)
Bronze pyx for carrying the Eucharist
Eucharistic dove (Walters Art Museum)