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Description: | A pair of post-medieval lead-alloy cloth seals of two-disc types issued by Weres & Co. of Wellington, Somerset. For each, two discs are connected by a rivet that appears to survive, squashed and stamped and the centre. A third discoidal piece is retained between the discs. The outer surface bears a central inscription WERE'S / &. : Co : in two lines, below which a scallop shell, below which the inscription WELLINGTON, which follows the curve of the seal, all within a beaded border.One example, found September 1999, has the raised numerals 33 on the inner surface within a rectangular border at a 4 o'clock die axis relationship to the outer surface. It has the following dimensions: L.: 26.4mm, W.: 25.3mm, max. Th.: 3.9mm, W.: 11.67g. A second example, found November 1999, has the raised numerals 25 on the inner surface also at a 6 o'clock die axis relationship to the outer surface, within a rectangular border. It has the following dimensions: L.: .28.1mm, W.: 26.5mm, max. Th.: 2.9mm, W.: 11.71g. A combined weight is given below. The numbers probably relate to yardages or widths (in inches) for the cloths. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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