Record ID: PUBLIC-0CC8E4 - MEDIEVAL weight

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WEIGHT

Unique ID: PUBLIC-0CC8E4

Object type certainty: Possibly

Copper alloy weight of uncertain date, possibly Medieval

The weight is circular (with a diameter of 25.1mm) and with sides that converge slightly towards the base (of 24.0mm diameter), producing a trapezoidal section (7.6mm - 8.0mm thick). The face has an incised inscription:

XOX

The surface has a pale green surface patina.

The weight is 29.3g, equivalent to 1.0335oz and 18.776 dwt. The weight corresponds closely to one ounce weights of the Mercantile systems and the Tower system (all 29.2g) current in the medieval period but is also consistent with a modern ounce. The 'XOX' is more likely to refer to twenty pennyweight (31.10g) and the slight weight difference may result from corrosion of the weight.

Inscription: XOX

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1066
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 29.3 g
Diameter: 25.1 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: Wales
County: Neath Port Talbot
District: Neath Port Talbot
Parish: Margam

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SS8083
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source:
Grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 18th June 2009 - Friday 7th August 2009

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Simone Johnson - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Simone Johnson - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: NMWPA 2009.173

References cited

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