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Description: | Lead pan weight of uncertain date, possibly medievalThe weight is sub-circular (with a diameter of 31.9mm - 33.3mm) and of rectangular section (with a thickness of 8.2mm). There is the suggestion of a lip around the top face but no decoration is discernible on the weight. The weight weighs 58.2g which equates to 2.053ounces.The weight closely corresponds to a 2 ounce weight (allowing for slight corrosion) of the medieval mercantile system (in use pre-1300) and the Tower System in use from 1250 both of which equate to 1.993 ounces.
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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