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Description: | A post medieval copper alloy bullion weight which is discoidal. It has a diameter of 23.3mm and is 4.7mm thick. It is marked D / XXX on the obverse signifying that it was used to weigh thirty pence or one half crown. On the reverse are the maker??s or seller??s initials: I S. Weighing 14.45g, it is a little short of its intended weight of 15.05g. The weight dates from the late seventeenth century. For reference see ??Bullion Weights?? by Norman Biggs (1995), page 39 and 40. | 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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