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Description: | Cast copper alloy trade weight, circular in plan and flat in section, probably for four ounces, though it is slightly less in weight, but worn. There are two sets of turned concentric rings on the upper face of the weight. The outer pair are 3 mm apart and the inner pair are 2 mm apart. There are also four small holes which have been caused by air bubbles during a poor casting. The back or base of the weight has a slightly dipped middle section and a slightly raised central boss.Probably early 16th century, though in the absence of obvious stamps this cannot be absolutely certain (Geoff Egan pers comm).Bailey (2000) illustrates a 4 ounce weight with concentric rings, but it is Victorian, and greater in depth and less in diameter than this example, on page 45, Fig.52.
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