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Description: | Cast copper alloy trade weight diameter 37mm, thickness 4mm, weight 26.96g. Circular weight with a recessed central section, the raised rim that is 3mm wide. The central section has a series of stamped marks consisting of a crowned C and a sword stamped at 12 o'clock, and a ewer at 6 o'clock, there is also a chip carve double S in the centre. There are dimples in the centre, both front and back where it would have been held in a vice and a series of concentric line on the face showing where it has been spun. There is a series of more pronounced concentric lines on the reverse. This weight was made in London. The crowned C dates it to the reign of Charles I or II therefore dating to 1600-1685
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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