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Description: | A copper-alloy trade weight of probable Late Medieval to early post-Medieval date.The weight takes the form of a thin circular disc. At the centre is a slightly raised circular moulding with a small depression at the middle. This moulding also appears on the reverse and suggests that the object was turned on a lathe. Numerous concentric grooves and ridges on the reverse, plus an outer band of shorter grooves angled towards the centre, support this theory. On the upper surface are two concentric rings, the innermost comprising two grooves, the outer one three. Punched over the inner grooves is an indecipherable crowned letter. The surfaces have a dark green patina and are corroded in places. The artefact measures 48mm in diameter, 3.6mm thick and weighs 42.39g, approximately equivalent to one and a half ounces averdepois.The lack of Founders Company marks on this weight suggests that it pre-dates 1588, when the official verification system for trade weights was established.
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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