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Description: | A circular copper-alloy trade weight of saucer form, 25mm in diameter, with a greatest thickness of 4mm, the marginal rim being 2.5mm broad. The weight is 13.22g, that is 0.466oz, showing that it is intended for a half-ounce weight. The upper surface bears three struck assays or authorization marks. The sign of the ewer is shown at 6 o'clock: one shaped coarsely like a letter L (perhaps for London)is at 12 o'clock, and the third is clearly a Crown above the capital letter G. On this trade weight that apparently stands for one of the four King Georges 1714-1826 (before the 1826 Imperial Standard reform) and in these positions on the weight should correspond to the reigns of George I (1714-1728) or George II (1728-1760). See Biggs pp 52-55 inclusive. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Plunkett, Tom - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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