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Collection Item: Weight

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Collection
Archaeology
Object name
Weight
Die
Object category
Anglo-Scandinavian
Description
Stamped with image of Aethelred II coin. Waterman 1959 says "A bronze roundel, the upper, concave surface of which bears and engraved design evidently based on a Viking copy of a coin of Aethelred II is apparently intended for a weight, probably equivalent to an ounce."
Production date start
866
Production date end
1066
Period
Anglo-Scandinavian

More info

Identification

Object number
YORYM : 1948.702.2
Number of objects
1
ID
7528

Physical Characteristics

Materials
Copper alloy (Whole)
Dimensions
Whole diameter 2.5 cm
Whole depth 0.7 cm

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Place
York