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Description: | A complete Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy trade weight, probably from the reign of Henry VII (1485-1509) or Henry VIII (1509-1547). Biggs 1992: 48-49.This flat weight is circular in plan and rectangular in cross-section. The front has a shallow central circular pit or depression, 1.9mm in diameter. This pit is surrounded by a circular groove. Flanking the edge is pair of concentric grooves. Just inside the flanking grooves there is a stamped Lombardic 'h' with a crown above. The rear face has multiple concentric bands and rings covering the whole surface. This face has multiple transverse scratch marks, diagonal and vertical, arranged in groups. These may be file marks. It is assumed these may have been legitimately created during manufacture to adjust the final weight.This weight has a slightly coarse surface with a green patina overall. The vertical edges are plain with no file marks.Diameter: 46.3mm; thickness: 4.4mm. Weight: 53.36g. (1.8822 ounces).Similar weights have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. For example, see finds: CAM-3D2BF4; DOR-B829A5; DENO-385331; GLO-F36F41; HAMP-604577; HAMP-85F258; HESH-915723; LEIC-6C5D86; KENT-E34CC7; NARC-A2FD72; NMGW-31E6A7; NMS-B07773; PUBLIC-ADADCC; SF-4E4FF5; SOM-F3EA3B; SOM-F358E8; SUR-A78270; SUSS-08A3E3; SWYOR-007290 and YORYM-501707.Biggs, N. , 1992 English Weights: An illustrated survey: White House Publications.
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