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Unique ID: HAMP-954093
Object type certainty: Certain
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A cast copper-alloy circular trade weight of post-medieval (probable late 17th-century) date. The weight has a low rim (W.: 2.6mm) on its upper surface. Within is a punch at the centre of a slightly concave field. Punched within the rim at 2 o'clock is the sword of St Paul (for the City of London). At 6 o'clock, just below the punch, is a ewer (for the Founder's Company, maker of weights), while at 10 o'clock the royal cipher has been struck. This latter is the crowned initial 'I', denoting King James - probably James II (AD 1685-1688) on the positioning of the symbols (Biggs 1992, 50-51). The lower surface of the weight is covered with overlapping diagonal incisions and scratches. The sides of the weight are straight. The artefact's weight equates to a quarter of an ounce avoirdupois, assuming a loss of 13% weight through wear and any inconsistencies. The artefact now has a largely dark-brown patina with areas of off-white corrosion product.
Class: trade weight
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1685
Date to: Circa AD 1688
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.65 mm
Weight: 6.15 g
Diameter: 19.6 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 3rd June 2012
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Other reference: E3492
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: SU7258
Four figure Latitude: 51.316563
Four figure longitude: -0.968272
1:25K map: SU7258
1:10K map: SU75NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Biggs, N. | 1992 | English Weights: An Illustrated Survey | Powys | White House Publications | 50-51 |