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Description: | A circular copper-alloy trade weight from the post-medieval period. The weight measures 21 mm in diameter. The obverse has a ridge running around the circumference of the weight, 2 mm thick. The centre of the obverse has a shield of St George and a sword located at 12 o clock and a ewer at 6 o clock. The reverse of the weight is plain. The shield of St George indicates that this weight dates from the period of the Commonwealth, when the crowned initial on trade weights was replaced. The weight weighs 6.46 grams (0.2 Ounces).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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