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Description: | A Post Medieval cast copper alloy trade weight from a stacking set dating to the reign of Elizabeth I. The weight is circular with a wide raised rim on the top. It is 21.95mm in diameter by 3.05mm thick and weighs 5.15 grams, 0.181 oz. It was probably originally a quarter of an ounce with some weight lost to corrosion.It is stamped with: Crowned EL (for Elizabeth) at 6 o'clock; the sword of St Paul (for London) at 5 o'clock and an inverted ewer (for the founders company) at 11 o'clock.This type was issued from 1590 to 1603 AD.
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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