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Lot of two large lead sounding weights (crushed) with Roman-numeral markings from HMS Tilbury (1757)

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Shipwreck Artifacts Start Price:125.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 375.00 USD
Lot of two large lead sounding weights (crushed) with Roman-numeral markings from HMS Tilbury (1757)
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Lot of two large lead sounding weights (crushed) with Roman-numeral markings from HMS Tilbury (1757). 6740 grams total, 13'1/2" long and 14" long. Crudely designed rectangular sounding weights in rounded bends, one with clear XIII in large letters, several indentations of encrustation with dull grey metal underneath. With original certificate from the salvager (scarce). Recovered from: HMS Tilbury, sunk in 1757 off Nova Scotia, Canada