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A Medieval Trade Weight (back)
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Susheela Burford, 2017-07-10 21:03:06
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A Medieval Trade Weight (back)
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English: A complete lead-alloy trade weight of Medieval to Post Medieval date (c. AD 1380 - 1600). The weight is shield shaped with a raised circular knop in the centre and an indented border running around the edge. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The metal has a mid-brown patina and is worn.

The overall dimensions are as follows: 50mm long, 37mm wide, 11mm in thickness and weighs 118.51g.

Oakden (2017) states that shield-shaped weights are a distinctive group of trade weights which are used from c.AD 1380 and continue into the 15th century. She argues that it can be difficult to date shield-shpaed weights owing to longevity and numerous designs, however, 'some belong to the period following the conversion of the trade pound under the averdepois system and as such it is likely that these weights represent a desire to standardize the trade weight system' (Ibid.).

Similar examples recorded on the PAS database include: <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/843346" title="View details for LVPL-8DA9DA">LVPL-8DA9DA</a>; <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/844192" title="View details for LANCUM-F4AE24">LANCUM-F4AE24</a> and <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/821351" title="View details for DENO-7D3713">DENO-7D3713</a>.

Reference:

Oakden, V (2017) LVPL-8DA9DA: A MEDIEVAL WEIGHT

Web page available at: <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/843346">https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/843346</a>

[Accessed: 4 Jul 2017 17:17:14]

Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date between 1380 and 1600
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1380-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 855449
Old ref: LIN-BBCB0C
Filename: LINBBCB0C_2.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/621664
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/621664/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/855449
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Object location53° 15′ 41.4″ N, 0° 10′ 28.48″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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