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Description: | Two Post Medieval copper alloy weights, possibly apothecary weights (17th century). Both weights are square and were cut from a sheet of copper alloy. The larger one (token 2) has two rows of three punched annulets with a stamped rampant lion below. The smaller weight has the number 16 stamped in the centre within a circle of punched dots.A similar weight with six punched annulets was found in London with a James I counter stamp instead of the lion (Egan 2005: 162-163 no.833).Dimensions token 1: length: 13.43mm; width: 12.68mm; thickness: 1.15mm; weight: 0.64g.Dimensions token 2: length: 14.31mm; width: 13.52mm; thickness: 1.03mm; weight: 0.29g.Reference: Egan, G. 2005. Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition. MoLAS Monograph 19. English Heritage: London.
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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