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Description: | Half pound 'avoirdupois' trade weight, most probably of Charles II, possibly of Charles I.
It is 63mm in diameter and weighs 220.36g (7.77oz).
This weight is most probably brass and from a stacking set. The upper side recess is impressed with four stamps:
1. Crowned C for Charles I or II
2. Sword for the City of London, Guildhall mark, the sword of St Paul
3. Ewer or coffee pot, the mark of the London Founder's Company, which verified weights.
4. A for averdupois (avoirdupois)
17th century in date. | 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: | 1625
1685 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Katie Hinds | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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