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WEIGHT
Unique ID: SUR-3EF6C1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A circular brass trade weight with various stamps which suggest it is a Provincial weight. The stamps comprise: 1. The letters IS 2. A shield containing what appears to be a script form of the letter W 3. A two-arch crown.
Notes:
The precise meaning of these stamps is unclear.
Inscription:
IS
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1750
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 53.43 g
Diameter: 38.73 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th November 2008
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 08.1431
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Compton and Shawford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU4526
Four figure Latitude: 51.031609
Four figure longitude: -1.359652
1:25K map: SU4526
1:10K map: SU42NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biggs, N. | 1992 | English Weights: An Illustrated Survey | Powys | White House Publications |
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