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Description: | A large cast copper-alloy circular trade weight of post-medieval date. The weight has a circular rim, 5.5mm thick, a central punched hole and a concentric incised circle between the two. The reverse features a number of circular grooves. The upper face is stamped with a 'C' surmounted by a crude crown, the sword of St Paul (for the City of London), and an 'A' (for avoirdupois) clustered around 12 o'clock. At 6 o'clock is a ewer (for the Founder's Company, maker of weights). The 'C' denotes either Charles I or Charles II; Read (1995, 158) notes that in the reign of Charles II the 'A' was replaced by a symbol, suggesting that this was a trade weight of the early seventeenth century. Its weight equates to two ounces avoirdupois, assuming a loss of 3-4% weight through wear and any inconsistencies.
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