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Post medieval apothecaries weight
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Somerset County Council, Laura Burnett, 2010-11-22 09:28:53
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Post medieval apothecaries weight
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English: Copper alloy apothecaries weight for 2 scruples. It is rectangular and flat and stamped on both sides with the traditional symbol for 2 scruples (like a backwards capital E joined to a y with two dots above it) with a star above. It measure 12.3mm long, 10.5mm wide and is 2.8mm thick. It weighs 2.39 grams. This type of weight was in use from 1618 AD to the 19th century.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Dorset
Date between 1618 and 1900
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1618-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1900-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 416608
Old ref: SOM-66FAC3
Filename: SOM-66FAC3.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/305598
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/305598/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/416608
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Object location50° 58′ 13.8″ N, 2° 11′ 01.25″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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