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WEIGHT
Unique ID: LVPL-2336C8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy weight of Post-Medieval to Modern date. The object is circular in plan with flat edges. In the centre of the object on each face is a small circular pit. A circumferential groove decorates the upper face of the object however no traders marks or stamps are present. The object has a mid-green patina and is corroded in places. The object weighs 95.8g.
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 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 7.16 mm
Weight: 95.8 g
Diameter: 49.17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st November 2015
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Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Tabley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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