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WEIGHT
Unique ID: SF-C07814
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete lead circular weight of uncertain date.
It is D-shaped in section and undecorated.
This weight measures 23.31mm in diameter, 7.11mm in thickness, 6.01g in weight.
There is a similar example recorded on the PAS database (LVPL-CDDCD6).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 7.11 mm
Weight: 6.01 g
Diameter: 12.31 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Framlingham
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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