Find Spot record 15121 - Post Medieval Trade Weight from Bosley

<1> Portable Antiquities Scheme, Various, Portable Antiquities Data Import, LVPL-5D5524 (Digital Archive). SCH5212.

A complete post-medieval copper-alloy trade weight possibly issued during the reign of Charles I (1625-1649) - George III (1760-1820). It is a dished weight, flat and circular in form with a prominent and raised outer rim on the upper face. The centre of the upper side is marked with an incuse design consisting of the letters GR beneath a crown. Below this is another an incuse design consists of the letters CC below a crown. The trade weight has a central ring-and-dot motif and file marks are visible on the rear which is undecorated. A similar trade weight has been published and dated from the late eighteenth to the early nineteenth century (see 2).For information on trade weights with similar marks, see (3): 16-17.Dimensions: 30mm in diameter, 7.5mm in height, 25.5g.

<2> Read, B., 1988, History Beneath Our Feet, p.199 ref: 1395 (Book). SCH9322.

<3> Biggs N. & Withers P., 2000, Lead Weights: The David Rogers Collection, p.16-17 (Book). SCH8602.

<4> The British Museum, Portable Antiquities Scheme Online Database, LVPL-5D5524 (Web Site). SCH5176.