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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy apothecary's weight of post-medieval date. The weight is square in plan with a rectangular section. Both faces of the weight are stamped with five annulets representing the weight it was intended to measure, that of five pennies. A fifth mark is present on both sides and is possibly a makers' mark or the owners initials though it is now illegible.The metal is a mid blackish-brown colour and is slightly worn. The weight is 15.7mm long, 14.9mm wide, 4.5mm thick and weighs 7.4g.Similar example can be seen on the database in SWYOR-45EE63 and ESS-5716A1. The weight probably dates from the 18th or 19th century.
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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