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Description: | Post Medieval cast copper alloy trade weight probably from the reign of Charles I (1625-1649) or Charles II (1660-1685). The weight is circular with a wide raised rim on the top and an indented centre on the back. There are two pairs of incised concentric circles on the front. It is 76.7mm in diameter by 15.0mm thick and weighs 439 grams, 15.5oz. It has probably lost weight through corrosion and damage and was originally a pound weight. It would have originally been part of a set of weights and bears official marks showing it was made in London and verified by the founders company allowing it to be used in markets and shops as an official weight. It has an additional stamp at 9 o'clock, probably a three towered castle although it has been double stamped. The castle was a local verification weight used in Norfolk and Exeter. Given the findspot the latter is most likely. It indicates it had been re-checked for local use.It is stamped with:Probably a Crowned C (for Charles I or II) at 11 o'clock.The sword of St Paul (for London) at 12 o'clock.An A (indicating it is a weight in the avoirdupois system of pounds and ounces) at 1 o'clock.An ewer (for the founders company who had a Royal charter to verify trade weights) at 6 o'clock.A triple towered castle at 9 o'clock probably for Exeter.
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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