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Description: | A complete cast lead trade weight of medieval date. The weight is shield shaped with two progressively smaller raised shield designs extending from the upper surface. The reverse is flat and undecorated.The metal is a mid whitish-brown colour and is worn. The weight is 53.1mm long, 47.5mm wide, 25.6mm thick and weighs 433g.Lead weighs such as this were used to weigh goods under the averdepois system from 1390 in England and were used throughout the 15th century. It is likely that these weights represent a desire to standardize the trade weight system. This weights falls outside of the standard weights for the averdepois system and while there are exceptions to the rule it is possible that this weight was produced before the averdepois system was adopted.
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