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  CATALOGUE OF FINDS TO 1987  

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CATALOGUE 1
Bone. Found during excavations at Castle Acre, Norfolk in a context believed to be before 1175.
Vertical arm with anthropomorphic terminal, slot for the balance arm, and round platform to accommodate the coin tray.
Height - 7cm
Pivot broken and balance arm missing - no weights available
Published - Archaeological Journal - 139;1982, p244 and fig.46:11.
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CATALOGUE 2
Copper-alloy. Found during excavations at Netherne Manor House, Surrey in a context of 1250-72.
Vertical arm only with ball ended finial, slot for the balance arm, and a rectangular platform with pronounced lip to accommodate the coin tray.
Height - 7.5cm
Balance arm missing - no weights available. If contemporary with context this would have been used for 22 grain penny of 1247-79.
Published - Surrey Archaeological Collections. Research volume 2;1976, p62 and fig.38:18

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