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Description: | Copper alloy weight. Rectangular weight made from sheet metal. One side bears six stamped circles in two rows of three, as would appear on a die. The other side bears three stamped characters: D / 6 / III. This is presumably from an early set of pharmaceutical weights, and might represent one (slightly overweight) dram - properly 1.77gms. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800.Length: 19.1mm, Width: 17.7mm, Thickness: 0.7mm, Weight: 1.84gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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