POST MEDIEVAL WEIGHT

1500

A lead weight of Post-Medieval date. It is a flat circular weight. The upper face is decorated with the Roman numeral I. Lead weights are common throughout the Medieval and Post-Medieval period. The object has a mid-brown patina and has been crudely made.Lead weights are common throughout the Medieval to Post-Medieval period. Biggs, N. & Withers, P. (2000) note that weights of this type with numerals are consistent with the Roman weight-system as well as the averdepois system, thus they could equally be 16th century. Given the growing number of these lead weights being found in the North West, it is more probable that these weights are significantly later in date (17th to 18th Centuries AD). Other examples recorded on the PAS include: LVPL-947F06, LVPL-29C770, LVPL-9463C6 and LVPL-AF7CA4.Reference:Biggs, N. & Withers, P. 2000 Lead Weights: The David Rogers Collection. The English Weights Series - 6. White House Publications & Galata Print ltd. Llanfyllin.