WAW-5897B3: Post Medieval trade weight (front and reverse)

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Unique ID: WAW-5897B3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper alloy trade weight. The weight is circular in plan. The base is 22.47mm diameter, whereas the upper edge is 23.11mm diameter. The base has file marks. The upper face has a lip around the edge. Within this lip there marks stamped which include a crowned ‘G’ at c. 10 o’clock position, an ewer at the 5 o’clock position, and a dagger at 1 o’clock position. The ‘G’ suggests it is a weight of a King George, and the position of the marks suggest it may be George I. The weight weighs 12.7g, which is almost half an ounce. If the weight is of George I, and this is likely, it will date to 1714 to 1727 AD.

Class: Trade

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1714
Date to: AD 1727

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 12.7 g
Diameter: 23.11 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2006 - Monday 3rd April 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Tanworth-in-Arden (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP1469
Four figure Latitude: 52.318927
Four figure longitude: -1.796034
1:25K map: SP1469
1:10K map: SP16NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: WAW
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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