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APOTHECARY WEIGHT
Unique ID: SOM-C2122F
Object type certainty: Certain
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Copper alloy apothecaries weight for 2 scruples. It is rectangular and flat and stamped on both sides with the traditional symbol for 2 scruples (like a backwards round backed capital E joined to a y with two dots above it) with a rose above. It measure 11.6mm long, 10.4mm wide and is 1.9mm thick. It weighs 1.63 grams. The presense of the rose indicates this is of the type in use from 1618 AD to around the 18th century (Biggs 1992:8).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1648
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 11.6 mm
Width: 10.4 mm
Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 1.63 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 2nd May 2016 - Monday 4th July 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC reciept 017420
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
Parish or ward: Mudford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST5619
Four figure Latitude: 50.96872704
Four figure longitude: -2.62798837
1:25K map: ST5619
1:10K map: ST51NE
Grid reference source: From finder
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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