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Description: | A complete lead trade weight of medieval to post-medieval date. The weight is shield shaped with a slightly recessed border and an extremely worn design, possibly featuring a fleur-de-lis, on the upper surface. The reverse is flat and undecorated.The metal is a mid brown colour and is worn. The weight is 82.3mm long, 63.7mm wide, 12.6mm thick and weighs 440g.It is common to encounter versions of royal insignia on shield shaped lead weights and Biggs & Withers (1992, p.42) state that the fleur-de-lis device is commonly found in the North of England. The dating of such examples is somewhat uncertain though Biggs & Withers suggest they are likely to have occurred in the period following the conversion of the averdepois pound from a sub-division into 15 ounces to a binary scale of 16 ounces. It is likely that these weights represent a desire to standardize the trade weight system.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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