Record ID: IOW-61F627
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy trade weight (c. 1600-c. 1850). This trade weight is circular in plan and has flaring sides. At the top the diameter is 17.3mm and at the base the diameter is 15.9mm. The upper face is dished and has a rim with a width of 1.6mm. The central design within a circle appears to have been deliberately obliterated by gouging. The rear face is flat and has a central circular pit, 1.7mm in diameter. The pit may indicate that the weight has been finished on a lathe. The weight is reddish brown with traces of a green patina. Diameter: 17.3mm; thick…
Created on: Friday 28th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 31st December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.