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Description: | A lead alloy Medieval weight of unusual design, with a design on both faces. The obverse has a raised shield decorated with three raised lis. The reverse has a short cross fleuretty in the centre, and a border of possible lettering, sadly illegible, bounded by a raised line on the inner edge. The reverse design is similar to number 33 on page 23 of Biggs and Withers (Lead Weights), but they do not list a two sided weight. The mass of this weight is not very helpful. At 208g it is rather light for an 8oz weight (7 and 3/8s oz), but it does not fit into the Tower system either. It is worn, and the edges are chipped, so it may have lost some mass. The design strongly suggests a Medieval date.
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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