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[edit]| A complete lead trade weight of medieval to post-medieval date | |||
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Phil Hughes, 2017-12-01 15:23:48 |
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A complete lead trade weight of medieval to post-medieval date |
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English: A complete lead trade weight of medieval to post-medieval date. The weight is shield shaped with a circular perforation through the pointed edge. A moulded relief design of three lions rampant left is present on the upper surface. The reverse is flat and undecorated.
The metal has a light white patina and is worn. The weight is 58.0 mm long, 46.7 mm wide, 0.8 mm thick and weighs 123.08 g. With a mass of 123.08g (4.34 oz imperial) this was probably intended to be an 5 oz (141.75) weight in the avoirdupois system with 16oz in the pound. Lead weights have been used in trade since the Roman period and were used for weighing quantities of coin as well as goods. Shield-shaped weights are a distinctive group of trade weights which are used from c.AD 1380 and continue into the 15th century. Biggs & Withers (2000, p.34) discuss the difficulties in dating shield weights as links between documentary evidence and artefactual evidence are difficult to establish. Their longevity coupled with various qualities of workmanship and numerous designs employed over a long period of time also make dating difficult. It is likely however that 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. |
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| Depicted place | (County of findspot) Lincolnshire | ||
| Date | between 1380 and 1600 | ||
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FindID: 877257 Old ref: DENO-C367EE Filename: DENOC367EE.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/639682 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/639682/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/877257 |
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