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Description: | Small lead octagonal weight, probably for weighing coins or for an apothecary. It is 14mm long by 12.5mm wide, therefore sub-rectangular with the corner cut off to form an irregular or elongated octogon. Thickness 1.8mm. The edges are chamfered and the base is plain. The upper surface is divided into four quadrants, two (adjacent) containing three raised pellets and the other two containing each a single larger pellet. The resemblance to the triple pellets of the long cross coinage suggests strongly that this is a coin weight relating to coinage of the period c.1240-c.1480. Its weight is 2.06g. | 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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