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Description: | A cast gunmetal (copper-alloy) circular trade weight of post-medieval date. The weight has a circular rim, c. 4.6mm thick, and a circular groove towards its centre. The lower surface has a punched central circle within a circular depression; the zone beyond is covered with file marks. The sides are shallowly bevelled, with the rim slightly wider than the base. The upper face is stamped with an initial 'G' surmounted by a crown (at c. 3 o'clock), a ewer (for the Founder's Company, maker of weights) (at c. 6 o'clock), an 'A' (for avoirdupois) (at 9 o'clock), the sword of St Paul (for the City of London) (at c. 12 o'clock). Some of the marks are slightly obscured by corrosion product including some iron accretions. The 'G' probably denotes George III, given its location relative to the other symbols, although a George IV weight, pre-1826 reform, cannot be ruled out (Biggs 1992, 53). At 4 o'clock is a quartered circle above the initials 'ED'. This, apart from the extra 'E', is comparable to the provincial county verification mark for Dorset (ibid., 76); the weight was found in the last Hampshire parish before Dorset. The weight weighs 54.57g which approximates to two ounces avoirdupois (56.8g), given wear and original inaccuracy.
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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