Record ID: YORYM-8FA51D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy trade weight dating to the post medieval to modern period, c.AD 1780-1820. The weight is circular in shape with a raised rim and recessed centre. There are two incised concentric circle in the centre. At 12 o'clock is a crowned GR. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The object has a dark green patina. It measures 25.37mm in diameter, 4.39mm in thickness and 13.19g in weight. Biggs comments that the crowned initials GR are found on provincial weights and indicate the place in which they were made or verified. Biggs also notes that these in…
Created on: Tuesday 30th January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-738359
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy uniface trade weight dating to the post-medieval period, the reign of William III, c. AD 1689-1702. The object is circular and flattened in cross-section. The upper surface is flattened with a low rim. Between the rim and the centre is a pair of finely engraved concentric circles. The upper face is stamped with crowned W (the Royal cypher mark for William III) at around 9 o'clock (over the pair of circles), and, between the circles and the rim: the sword of St Paul at around 12o'clock, an A (for averdepois) at 1 o'clock…
Created on: Tuesday 7th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 3rd April 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-08779F
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy stacking trade weight of Post-Medieval date, AD 1702 - 1714. The weight is circular with a raised rim and is unifaced. The upper surface is stamped with the following symbols in the clockwise direction; a vertical sword, representative of the sword of St Paul which is the City of London Guildhall cipher; a top-barred letter A representing the Averdepois system; a ewer representing the Founder's Company; a crowned A for the Royal cypher of Queen Anne. The metal has a dark brown/green patina and is worn. The weight is 31.1mm in diameter, 5.3mm thick and weig…
Created on: Friday 11th October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 14th October 2021
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Record ID: YORYM-EE279A
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy coin weight of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1500 - 1700. The coin weight is square in plan with a rectangular section. No design can be determined on either surface and the edges are crudely cut. Possibly unfinished. The metal has a dark red/green patina and is worn. The object is 14.5mm long, 14.3mm wide, 3.9mm thick and weighs 5.2g (c.80 grain).
Created on: Tuesday 23rd April 2019
Last updated: Thursday 25th April 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-F82BE8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy trade weight of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1727 - 1760. The weight is circular in plan with a slightly concaved upper surface. The upper surface is stamped with a crowned G at the 9 o'clock position and a ewer at the 3 o'clock position. The reverse is flat and bears a mix of curved and straight scratches. The metal has a dark green patina and is worn. The weight is 12.4mm in diameter, 3.7mm thick and weighs 3.4g. Bronze trade weights of this type are discussed in Biggs (1993), p.52 who states that the royal cipher of the crowned G was used for all four King…
Created on: Monday 18th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th July 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-3168D4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy cup weight of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1600-1800. The weight is circular with a raised rim around a circular recess. No decoration is visible inside the recess, although it is hard to be certain due to encrusted soil. The reverse of the weight is concave with an incised central circle. The weight appears to be otherwise undecorated. The weight is most probably a single example from a nested set. The metal is greenish-brown and is worn. The weight is 34.4mm in diameter, 10.8mm thick, and weighs 54.3g. Similar weights have been recorded on the database…
Created on: Thursday 31st January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 21st February 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-F1162E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy weight of medieval to Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1300 - 1600. The weight is circular with a rectangular section and slight irregular raised rims to both sides. One face is decorated with a shield device which is too worn to allow the detail to be determined. The opposite side is also very worn obscuring any potential decorative detail. The metal has a dark brown/green patina and is worn. The object is 21.9mm in diameter, 3.5mm thick and weighs 5.3g.
Created on: Wednesday 16th January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 29th January 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-6841F2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy stacking trade weight of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1500 - 1800. The weight is circular in plan with sides which taper from the top to the base giving a sub-trapezoidal profile. The object is worn rendering any detail illegible though a circular recess at the centre of the inside base can be seen. The metal has a mid-brown patina and is worn. The weight is 24.4mm in diameter, 9.8mm tall, 2.4mm thick and weighs 12.9g. This is likely to be a single example from a nested set of differing sizes and weights which were used to weigh gold and silver in the form of…
Created on: Wednesday 29th August 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 19th September 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-FD3683
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy stacking trade weight of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1590 - 1826. The weight is unifaced and circular in plan with slightly raised sides and incised lathe turned lines on the interior surface. The upper surface is stamped with two swords which represent the sword of St Paul; the City of London Guildhall cipher (Biggs, 1992, p.50). One sword is positioned just above the centre point and the other is beneath it at the edge of the weight (at 6 o'clock). It is the norm in such objects for a single sword to be depicted along with a ewer representing the Founder's Compa…
Created on: Friday 24th August 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 10th July 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-C70316
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete copper-alloy cup weight of post-medieval date (c. 1500 - 1800 AD). This would have been one of a set of nesting cup weights. The bottom of the weight has an incised cross. The wall of the cup is an even thickness of 1.90mm. The weight has a dark brown patina; the surface is slightly scratched but it is in good condition overall. The object weighs 11.53g. It is 22.71mm in diameter and 9.29mm in height. There are many examples of this type of weight on the database, including: KENT-83ACC8, LANCUM-5A0F5E, DUR-27CA53 and SWYOR-E217F8.
Created on: Friday 3rd November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-ABF478
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy stacking trade weight of post-medieval date, c.AD 1500 - 1800. The weight is unifaced and circular in plan with slightly raised sides and incised lathe turned lines on the interior surface. The upper surface is stamped with two parallel swords which represent the sword of St Paul; the City of London Guildhall cipher. It is the norm in such objects for a single sword to be depicted along with a ewer representing the Founder's Company, and a crowned letter representing the reigning monarch. These however are not present on the current example. The metal has a …
Created on: Monday 20th February 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 10th July 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-5C1B40
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy Medieval to Post Medieval weight in the form of an acorn. The weight is three-dimsional with a large circular suspension loop at its apex. This expands out to the cap, which narrows sharply to the body. A circular-cross sectioned knop extends from the rounded terminal of the body. The weight is undecorated and a green patina is on the surface. The weight measures 42.95mm in length, 17.47mm in diameter and weighs 36.06g.
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2016
Last updated: Monday 9th July 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-0D87C1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy stacking trade weight of post-medieval date. The weight is unifaced and circular in plan with slightly raised sides and incised lathe turned lines just inside the edge. The upper surface is stamped with two parallel swords which represent the sword of St Paul the City of London Guildhall cipher. It is the norm in such objects for a single sword to be depicted along with a ewer representing the Founder's Company, and a crowned letter representing the reigning monarch. These however are not present on the current example. The metal has a dark green patina and …
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-E59A85
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy trade weight of late post-medieval date. The weight is unifaced and circular in plan with slight raised edges. The upper surface is stamped with the shield of St George at 11 o'clock, a sword at 1 o'clock and a ewer at 6 o'clock. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The sword represents the sword of St Paul which is the City of London Guildhall cipher and the ewer represents the Founders Company verification mark. The shield of St George is a royal cipher used during the Commonwealth period of England. These marks show the weight was made in London and was v…
Created on: Wednesday 16th April 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd April 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-73D5D5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy weight of Post-medieval date (1600-1700). The weight is circular in plan with a raised outer lip. One face of the object appears blank, the other retains some traces of the ciphers or initials which are now illegible. The weight weighs 4.8g, equivalent to 1.7oz or 74 grains. The metal is a dark green in colour.
Created on: Tuesday 10th December 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 14th January 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-021661
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy barrel shaped weight of Roman/Early Byzantine date (AD 200-450). The weight has integrally cast lettering on its upper end, I B which equates to half a Roman ounce (a semunicia or half unica) weighing 13.6g. Other examples are known to have inlay in the lettering which is absent in this example. The current thinking in terms of dating for such weights places them in the period AD 200-450 (Entwistle 2008. 38-46). A similar example can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Database Unique ID: BH-C5E266.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 1st July 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-501707
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy trade weight of medieval date. The weight is discoidal with a central circular indentation and two radiating circumferential grooves. The upper surface is stamped with a crowned lombardic "h". Roughly one quarter of the weight has been lost to old breaks. During the reign of Henry VII an attempt at further standardisation of trade weighs was attempted and all official weights were order to be stamped with the crowned "h" devise. This convention continued into the reign of Henry VIII. (Biggs, p.48-49)
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th November 2012
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Record ID: YORYM-4B1D68
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy cup weight of medieval date. The weight is circular in plan with sides which taper from the top to the base giving a sub-trapezoidal profile. Around the top of the rim are a total of 20 punched ring and dot motifs and the rest of the object is undecorated. The metal has a dark greenish-black patina and is worn. The cup weight is 24.5mm in diameter, 9.1mm tall, 3.1mm thick and weighs 14.1g. This is most probably a single example from a nested set of differing sizes and weights which were used to weigh gold and silver in the form of coin, small objects or …
Created on: Tuesday 29th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 14th June 2012
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Record ID: YORYM-E15C81
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy trade weight of post-medieval date. The weight is circular with a raised rim. There is a raised circle in the centre of the weight, with concentric rings around it. There are three makings on the weight including a ewer, one of the London marks of 1590-1826. This is postioned at a 5 O'clock position. There is a capital letter I, at the 11 O' clock position, it is surmounted by a faint impression of a crown. The 'I' is a sign of the royal cypher on London weights and dates from 1590-1714. There is a sword at the 1 O' clock position, the sword symbolises St …
Created on: Tuesday 8th June 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 8th June 2010
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Record ID: YORYM-43FE17
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy trade weight of post-medieval date. The weight is circular with a raised rim. The central motifs inside the base of the weight are worn away. The reverse of the weight is flat. The metal is a light brownish-green colour and is very worn and pitted. The weight is 20.8mm in diameter and weighs 6.2g.
Created on: Thursday 11th February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 20th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stillingfleet', grid reference and parish protected.