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Description: | Almost complete cast cu-alloy two-part trebuchet or tumbrel-type folding coin balance dating from the medieval period, i.e. c. AD1200-1500. This type of balance for weighing individual coins was formed from two arms, which pivot in the middle allowing the balance to be opened into a cross shape to be used, or folded flat for storage (see attached image). The (when unfolded) horizontal arm included an integral pan and a (probably) acorn-shaped integral weight, now missing. Both this arm and the wider one which contains the hinge are decorated with thick, stepped criss-cross transverse mouldings (probably meant to be a more intricate design originally, but have corroded and/or worn away slightly). In the centre of the vertical arm is the box which contains a slot through which the thinner arm pivots on a rod. The back of the wider arm is hollow to allow the smaller arm to fold into it. There are file marks on the back of the hinge area and towards the end of the arm. The smaller arm is rectangular in section at the hinge point but then is tapered and rounded in section to allow it to fit into the hollow on the wider arm. File marks are visible on the sides and back.
Parallels can be seen in the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue Part 3 Fig. 42, number 6 and similar examples on the database are SWYOR-C16852 and SWYOR-6D4488. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Boughton, Dot - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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