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Description: | Cast lead or lead alloy weight of probable medieval date (1200 - 1400). The weight is broadly circular in plan and D shaped in cross section - in form it could be described as bun shaped. The weight is undecorated but the remains of a rectangular projection is present on the front face. This projection could be described as shield shaped but this may be coincidental. The reverse face of the weight is flat and undecorated. A number of regular triangular cut marks or nicks, presumably from the tip of a knife blade, are present on the reverse face, near the centre. The weight is a mid grey colour with an even but abraded patina that covers all surfaces. It has been marked and abraded in the soil; this has caused the weight to become slightly asymmetrical. Similar weights have been dated to the medieval period and it is suggested that they were used as pan weights by traders / merchants. The weight may suggest it was used as a trade or bullion / sterling weight of one pound.The weight measures 59.0mm in diameter and is 24.7mm thick; it weighs approximately 450 grams or 16ozs / 1lb.
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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