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Description: | Probably medieval lead weight of pentagonal cross-section, tapering from the flat base to the flat top in which a copper alloy loop is embedded. Perhaps a steelyard weight but more likely a standing weight with a handle. Height without loop 32.5, with loop 43.5mm. Width 28 - 21.5mm. Weight 161.06 g / 2485 grains. Perhaps overweight for 1/3 mercantile pound (= 2400 grains) or possibly underweight for 1/3 pound of 16 troy ounces (= 2560 grains; Biddle 1990, 911, Table 91, f.n. 2). | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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