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Description: | A Medieval lead complete weight in the shape of a shield.The reverse is flat and the outer face is decorated with a raised design of a fleur de lis at the bottom, a crown at the top and a stamp at either side in the centre bearing the initials WI. Such designs are common on weights of this type. For example see no.100-116 illustrated by Biggs and Withers (2000, 40-42), who suggest that the shield form was introduced in the later 14th century and this form of decoration was concentrated in northern England (ibid. 35). They point out that some examples of this type, stamped with official marks, were in use until the 17th, 18th and 19th century (ibid. 36) and this example would appear to belong to this group.Length: 46.0mm, width: 37.0mm, thickness: 18.7mm
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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