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Description: | Lead alloy Post Medieval cast lead circular weight, c. 1400-1800 AD. The weight has been cast and then decorated with 6 parallel crosses and three central circular indentations which is peculiar which indicates it could be a home made trade weight. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; they are therefore hard to date precisely and could be Medieval or Post Medieval in date (1400-1800 AD). According to Biggs (1992:44) lead weights such as this were used to weigh goods under the averdepois system from the beginning of the 15th century in England and represent a desire to standardize the trade weight system. The stamped crown may have been added by the Grocers Company. The token shares similarities with LANCUM-CFD0D5, WILT-F6F415 and SF-088AC4.The diameter is 28mm.
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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