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Description: | Stamped copper alloy trade weight of Charles I (1625-1649) or Charles II (1660-1685). The weight is circular in plan and flat in section. The upper surface has a lipped rim, within which is a ring of turned parallel lines, from the die. The upper face of the weight is recessed and stamped with three motifs around a central rosette. At the 5 o??clock position there is an ewer, the Founders Company of London mark, which shows they have verified this weight. At the 11 o??clock position there is the royal cipher, a ??C?? which is surmounted by a crown. The ??C?? represents Charles I or II. At 1 o??clock there is a dagger, which represents the sword of St. Paul, the mark of the City of London. There is no ??A?? for 'averdepois' because this weight is below one ounce averdepois.
Trade weights such as this one were issued from 1558 until 1714 when weights were set standards.
Read (1988) illustrates a similar weight on page 159, No.1074, which is dated from c.1625-1685.
Bailey (2000) illustrates a similar weight on page 41, Fig.33. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Tyacke, Anna - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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