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Description: | Cast lead or lead alloy weight of probable medieval date (1200 - 1400). The weight is sub-circular in plan and D shaped in cross section. The front face of the weight is decorated with a series of three (four if the outside rim is included) thin concentric circles around a central circular indentation. The reverse face of the weight is flat and undecorated. The weight measures 31.3mm in diameter and is 9.4mm thick; it weighs 54.21 grams or 1.92ozs (836 grains). The weight may suggest it was used as a trade or bullion / sterling weight of 2oz's. The weight is a mid grey cream colour with an even but abraded patina that covers all surfaces. It has been marked and abraded in the soil; this has caused the weight to become slightly asymmetrical. Similar weights have been dated to the medieval period, a very close parallel can be seen in Biggs and Withers, 2000: Lead Weights pages 24-25 fig: 47.
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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