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Description: | Cast lead weight. Circular disc shaped, slightly plano-concave, central dimple on concave side. The other side has a plain incised line border c.5mm from the edge. Numerous scratch marks on both surfaces. Diameter 37.05mm, thickness c.5.1mm, weight 41.18g.
Probably medieval or early post medieval, although it does not correspond to a standard weight system (see Egan, 1998, 'Medieval Household' The Stationary Office [p301-4) | 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: | 1100
1650 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Rachel Atherton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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