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Description: | Post Medieval circular trade weight. Cast in copper alloy the obverse has a raised outer rim, a central depression surrounded by an incised circle. The surface is stamped with the letters 'A' and 'G', and there is a shield flanked either side by two undetermined symbols or motifs. The 'A' is for avoirdupois, and the 'G' is probably for George. Details of the reverse of the weight are unknown, but it is probably blank. It weight has a diameter of 37mm. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1485
1600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Richard Hobbs | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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