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Description: | A lead alloy probable perforated weight. The weight is cone shaped and has a circular hole through the centre. It appears to have been made in two pieces, first a hollow cone which was then filled with more lead leaving a line between the two pieces. There are two incised lines round the outside of the coin and possible cast decoration in the form of small vertical lines and hearts round the apex of the cone. At the top of the coin a small tube of lead extends; it is not clear whether this is part of a longer damaged tube, or whether damage to the cone has produced the tube. It is also possible that the hole though the object was pierced later in the object??s life. The inside of the hole is striated vertically, and this later action may have produced the tube at the top. The object has a diameter of 19.1mm and is 16.2mm high. It weighs 20.8g which is equivalent to 0.7oz. Lead weights are notoriously difficult to date and this unusual example is no exception. The date is unknown. It is in good condition and the metal is an even dark glossy grey colour. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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