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Description: | A cast lead alloy trade weight dating to the Post-Medieval period. The weight is circular in plan with a rounded rim on the upper face. The rim has been damaged in recent times, probably due to the plough. The upper face has been stamped with II II probably denouncing the required measure.In the centre of the rear of the object is a small circular pit. Engraved around this pit is the centre of a six leafed flower within a circle. The engraving is very shallow. The object has a mid-white patina.Biggs, N. & Withers, P. (2000) note that weights of this type with numerals are consistent with the Roman weight-system as well as the averdepois system, thus they could equally be 16th century. Given the growing number of these lead weights being found in the North West, it is more probable that these weights are significantly later in date (17th to 18th Centuries 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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