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Description: | Cast silver ? object, possibly a bullion or apothecaries' weight, square with humorous male human bust in high relief in the centre of one face. The bust has suggestions of a mouth, bulging cheeks, prominent nose, slightly protruding eyes, a rounded protrusion on both sides and a small pellet in the centre of the crown probably indicating hair. The side edges are straight, the top concave and the base a little irregular. 11mm x 11mm, thickness 0.5mm, increasing to 2.5mm at the nose). Weighing 16 grains / 1.04g.Sixteen grains = two-thirds of a pennyweight / one thirtieth of 1oz Troy / four-fifths of a scruple.14th or 15th Century AD.The function of this object is uncertain but in all probability it is a weight, though it is uncertain why a weight needs to be made of precious metal. No parallel has been found.
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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