Scales weight
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass.
Measurements
105 mm (Height); 100 mm (Diameter)
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Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1700813.10
Summary
Brass weight. A brass weight for weighing 500 sovereigns, part of a set of scales and weights for weighing gold sovereigns. The weight is of tapered cylindrical shape with a lifting knob on top.
Marks and inscriptions
On top.: SOVEREIGN / 500