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Description: | A cast lead weight of probable late medieval to early post-medieval date.
The upper surface of this sub-oval discoidal weight has a letter "W" in relief, with the suggestion of a small crown above. Crowned letters are a common feature of late 15th to 16th century finger rings and two rings with crowned "W"s of very similar style were found in excavations in Salisbury (P. and E. Saunders eds.; 1991; pp. 42-3; nos. 23 and 24). The otherwise plain reverse has an indentaion, which appears to be a finger print, probably caused by someone attempting to remove the weight from the mould before it had cooled.
The object measures 40.4mm long, 36.4mm wide and 11.4mm thick. The weight is 124.99g. | 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: | 1450
1600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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