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Description: | A lead alloy shield shaped trade weight dating from the Medieval period, about AD 1250 - 1500. The design in relief on the front is Latin cross, within a raised border, with three large pellets across the top edge. The reverse is plain. With a mass of 55.45g (1.9oz) this was probably intended to be a 2 ounce weight in the mercentile or avoirdupois systems. See page 302 of Egan's The Medieval Household (2010). The weight has a well developed yellow grey patina with many dents and scratches, some recent. Compare YORYM-050D6A, GLO-380875, YORYM-238AE7 and YORYM-9DA396. The weight is 31.4mm long, 25.3mm wide and 10mm thick.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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