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Description: | Lead possible weight. Cast flat-based plano-convex knopped or onion-shaped weight; patinated overall. Although the object is casually formed, its mass is almost exactly equivalent to three Scandinavian Viking-Age units of 4.07gms, as used for bullion transactions. The onion shape was also used for contemporary game pieces. However, the mass of such weights are more usually equivalent to even numbers of units, a point which may introduce more doubt as to the interpretation of this object than its unlovely form. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 850-1000.Diameter (long axis): 17.1mm, Height: 11.3mm, Weight: 12.19gms
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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