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Description: | A post-medieval cast copper-alloy trade weight from the reign of Charles I (1625-1649) or Charles II (1660-1685). The weight is circular with a wide raised rim on the top. It is 28.95mm in diameter by up to 3.4mm thick and weighs 10.32 grams, 0.363oz. It has probably lost weight through corrosion and damage and was originally a two-fifths of an ounce weight. When made the mass may have been refining through filing; numerous diagonal marks are visible on the lower surface.It would have originally been part of a set of weights and bears official marks showing it was made in London and verified by the founders' company allowing it to be used in markets and shops as an official weight. A crowned letter C (for Charles I or II) and the sword of St Paul (for London) are clustered at around 12 o'clock, an ewer (for the founders' company who had a Royal charter to verify trade weights) is located at 6 o'clock. There is a central punch mark on the upper surface, presumably a centring mark made during manufacture.
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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