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Description: | A Post Medieval copper alloy United East India Company stamp (1708-1850s). The stamp has been made from a strip of copper alloy snipped to size. One surface has been stamped with the United East India Company stamp. An E to the right, I to the left, V above, C below all enclosed within a heart-shaped and 4 above. The stamp is not central and the lower section including the C is missing. There are no other marks on the stamp. Geoff Egan suggests this was the stamp used to mark the objects for trading, perhaps paper.Dimensions: length: 24.88mm; width: 21.44mm; thickness: 4.37mm; weight: 16.99g.Identification by Geoff Egan, PAS Finds Advisor Medieval and Post Medieval Artefacts.
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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