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Description: | A lead alloy Triangular trade weight dating from 1100 - 1400 AD. This weight is clearly a variant of the very common shield shaped weights which are discussed in Biggs and Withers. However, rather than being shield shaped tapering to a point at the base, this example seems best viewed as triangular with a point at the top. It has chamfered edges and a raised design of a double fleur in the centre, but with the primary fleur extending into the point of the triangle. This would be inverted if the weight was seen as shield shaped. Biggs and Withers do list one shield shaped example know with an inverted lis (number 114 on page 42) but their weight is clearly shield shaped with a more rounded base. This example does not have any hint of rounding. Compare also SWYOR-22E536 which might work better seen as a triangular weight. A matching example from the same field is SWYOR-3C5F51.The weight has a mass of 3 and 5/8 ounces (103g) and was probably intended for an 4oz weight.
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