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WEIGHT
Unique ID: IOW-4E8C55
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy trade weight (c. 1850).
This weight is circular in plan with a raised flat rim and flat base. The sides flare from the base towards the rim. Within the rim the surface is slightly concave and is stamped with a verification mark:
C*S.
Other stamped marks are indeterminate.
The base has a small circular pit at the centre.
This weight has a green patina which is obscured in places by consolidated soil.
Diameter at top: 17.8mm; width of rim: 2.5mm; thickness: 4.6mm. Weight: 6.55g. (0.2315 ounces).
Notes:
C*S is a verification mark for Hampshire used about 1850.
Class:
Trade weight
Inscription:
C*S
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1850
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.6 mm
Weight: 6.55 g
Diameter: 17.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 27th November 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-1-14
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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