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WEIGHT
Unique ID: LVPL-AD9D38
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy cup weight of post-medieval or modern date. It is part of a nested set and is circular in shape with sides which flare evenly upwards from the base to the rim. There is a stamp in the centre of the weight which is the letter W within two circular borders. Above this is a heart shape which bisects the outer border. At the botton is a four petalled flower. The object has a dark green patina.
These types of weights were used for weighing gold and silver in the form of coin, small objects or as scrap metal or other precious materials (Saunders 2001, 125).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3 mm
Diameter: 22 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 10th August 2015
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Liverpool (Metropolitan District)
District: Liverpool (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Liverpool
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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