{"id":2236,"date":"2025-06-28T19:49:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T19:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/?p=2236"},"modified":"2025-06-28T19:49:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T19:49:22","slug":"weights-gaming-pieces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/weights-gaming-pieces\/","title":{"rendered":"Weights &#038; Gaming Pieces"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Finds From Wirral &#8211; Weights &amp; Gaming Pieces<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"2146\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/weights-gaming-pieces\/weight_gaming_1139186\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Weight_Gaming_1139186.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Weight_Gaming_1139186\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Weights &amp;#038; Gaming Pieces&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Weights &amp;#038; Gaming Pieces&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Weight_Gaming_1139186-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2146\" src=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Weight_Gaming_1139186-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Weights &amp; Gaming Pieces\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Weight_Gaming_1139186-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Weight_Gaming_1139186-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Weight_Gaming_1139186-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Weight_Gaming_1139186.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">We have a collection of weights\/gaming pieces that have been dated as being from the Early Medieval period.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Of particular note in this collection is the tall holed weight at the rear. It\u2019s weight at 44.3 grams is approximately 10 times the weight measure used for bullion by Dublin Vikings. They used a weight system of 4.34 grams. Interestingly the York Vikings used a different scale of 4.07 grams for bullion. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This weight is dated to AD 850-1100.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The weight\/gaming piece on the left is domed on top and underneath which would allow stacking if a gaming piece however it also weighs 26.9 grams which is approximately 6 times the Dublin Vikings bullion measure. This shows how difficult it is to distinguish. This piece has been dated to AD 850-1100. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The weight\/gaming piece on the right has a wide possible date range from AD850-1700. It does not fit into any of the weight measures but has suffered damage during its years in the soil probably having been hit by farming machinery. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The links to all the pictured weights\/gaming pieces on PAS are below. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1139186\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1139186<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1139182\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1139182<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1139179\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1139179<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1053030\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1053030<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1053025\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1053025<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1053004\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1053004<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1052999\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1052999<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1052990\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1052990<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1053038\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1053038<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finds From Wirral &#8211; Weights &amp; Gaming Pieces We have a collection of weights\/gaming pieces that have been dated as being from the Early Medieval period. 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Steelyard Weights \u00a0 These are a couple of our recent finds that have been placed onto the Portable Antiquities Scheme. (www.finds.org.uk) On the left is a Roman (AD43-410) bi-conical steelyard weight. It weighs 131.8 grams\u00a0 PAS reference. 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They are rare finds but we know that many finds were made at Meols on Wirral dating from this period. The PAS database only has 21 finds listed from Wirral found\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Finds","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/category\/finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Strap End","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/strap_end_1129667.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/strap_end_1129667.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/strap_end_1129667.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/strap_end_1129667.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/strap_end_1129667.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2194,"url":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/pair-of-lead-weights\/","url_meta":{"origin":2236,"position":3},"title":"Pair of lead weights","author":"Wirral Archaeology","date":"24\/06\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Finds From Wirral -\u00a0Pair of lead weights This is a pair of lead weights. The one on the left has a distinctive shape and has a trace of a steel rod through the centre. This would originally had a hook but this has corroded away. Dated AD43-410. https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1099363 The one\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Finds","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/category\/finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lead_weights_1103214.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lead_weights_1103214.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lead_weights_1103214.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lead_weights_1103214.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lead_weights_1103214.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2269,"url":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/spindle-whorls\/","url_meta":{"origin":2236,"position":4},"title":"Spindle Whorls","author":"Andy Quick","date":"28\/06\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Finds From Wirral - Spindle Whorls Above we have four decorated spindle whorls. Whorls are common finds but the decorated ones less so. All are dated to AD 1200-1500. Whorls were used as weights on the end of a stick which was spun and used to twist thread. These bottom\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Finds","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/category\/finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Spindle Whorl","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Spindle_Whorl_1129681.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Spindle_Whorl_1129681.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Spindle_Whorl_1129681.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Spindle_Whorl_1129681.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Spindle_Whorl_1129681.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2277,"url":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/lead-shot\/","url_meta":{"origin":2236,"position":5},"title":"Lead Shot","author":"Wirral Archaeology","date":"05\/07\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Finds From Wirral - Lead Shot This is a small group of lead shot of varying diameters. They are dated from AD 1600-1800. Some of the fields that we investigate have been very heavily used for shooting. 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