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Description: | A cast lead alloy trade weight, of uncertain date but probably from the Medieval to Post Medieval periods, circa 1250 - 1700. The weight is sub-square in plan view with rounded corners and trapezoidal in section. The reverse of the weight is flat and undecorated with some surface wear. The sides of the weight slope inwards to a flat, sub-square face with a mounded, raised, central cross creating four recessed fields of roughly equal size. Three of the quadrants on the face of the weight are damaged with surface loss. Scratch marks are present on the most significantly damaged of the quadrants which would be consistent with the deliberate removal of lead, presumably to make the weight lighter. The entire surface of the weight is covered in light grey/green corrosion. Dimensions: 51.10mm x 49.24mm x 15.92mm. Weight: 209gRoman and Medieval sub-pyramidal weights are catalogued in Biggs and Withers (2000:27-29) with all the examples having raised cast designs.This weight was recovered in the vicinity of a similar trade weight recorded under reference ESS-D628C2 by the same finder.
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