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Description: | A complete lead or lead alloy possible apothecary weight of Post Medieval dating (c. AD 1600 to c. AD 1700).The weight is rectangularand in cross section. The obverse has the initials W L stamped at an anglewithin a pellet border, located inside a circular cartouche.The reverse isundecorated.The weight measures 22.8 mm in length and is 19.3 mm wide. It has a thickness of 3.7 mm and weighs 12.1 g (0.43 oz).The weight is a light brown in colour with an uneven patina. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail.The style of the cartouche is similar to that used for maker's marks on 17th to 18th Century clay tobacco pipes, therefore it is probable that this probable weight is of a similar date. A similar probable weight has been recorded on the PAS database as WMID-B330F8.
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