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Description: | A complete cast lead weight of medieval to post-medieval date. The weight is square in shape and rectangular in section. One face of the weight has been stamped with a circular die depicting bird-like figure with large crown above and the numeral "I" to either side. A raised circular border frames the image. The reverse is flat and undecorated.The metal is a mid brownish-grey colour and is worn. The weight weighs 29.7gSquare lead weights with similar decoration were common from the 14th/15th centuries and were used as coin weights This example is however too heavily to have been used as such.
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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