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A post-Medieval apothecaries weight
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Jack Coulthard, 2015-06-10 09:52:34
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A post-Medieval apothecaries weight
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English: A copper alloy apothecaries' weight dating from the Post-Medieval period, about AD 1600 - 1900. It is flat and rectangular in plan. Both faces are stamped with an apothecaries' symbol, probably for two drachms, though it is difficult to be certain of this value as damage sustained while in the soil has partially obscured the symbol and caused some weight loss. The weight has a smooth, dark brown patina. It is 17.7mm long, 16mm wide and 3.9mm thick. It weighs 6.22gm. A two drachm weight would be expected to have a mass of 7.78g.

For reference, see: Biggs, 1994, Apothecaries' Weights, An Outline Catalogue, pages 8 & 9
Depicted place (County of findspot) York
Date between 1600 and 1900
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1900-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 726262
Old ref: SWYOR-7F74B8
Filename: PAS_2530_weight.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/520631
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/520631/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/726262
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Object location54° 00′ 32.4″ N, 0° 59′ 52.34″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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