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Description: | A lead alloy probable shield shaped weight dating from the Medieval or Post Medieval period, about AD 1350 - 1700. The weight is plano-convex and triangular with a rounded apex suggesting it is shield shaped. There is a raised design or mis-cast lump on the face. One corner is chipped and some of the surface is missing. At 18g exactly, it does not appear to fit neatly into the Averdupois sytem of weights, but could be considered as a 12 pennyweight in the Troy system (18.7g) allowing for the slight loss of metal (see page 302 in The Medieval Household, Egan 1998). The weight has a dark brown patina. It is 27.7mm long, 21.7mm wide and 8.4mm thick. 18g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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