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Description: | A cast lead shield shaped trade weight of Medieval date. It has flat front and back faces with sides that slope inwards towards the front face to produce a trapezoidal cross-section. The front face has moulded decoration comprising a large central fleur-de-lis. This weight measures 47.62mm in length, 38.71mm in width, 12.74mm in thickness, and weighs 115.93g. This weight belongs to a group of trade weights discussed by Biggs (1992: 42-43) that often carry royal insignia such as three lions passant. Although their is uncertain, they seem to belong to the period following the conversion in c.1380-1390 AD and lasting throughout the 15th century. Biggs notes that they were probably a sign of the desire for standardisation of weight systems used in trade (Biggs, 1992: 42). The current example, weighing 115.93g or approximately 4oz., fits relatively well into the standardised 'averdepois' system in the post-conversion period that is based on a 16 ounce pound weighing 454g and would therefore represent a 4oz trade weight.
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