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WEIGHT
Unique ID: NMS-40F418
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval discoidal lead trade weight for 4 ounces avoirdupois, with, on one face, a row of four round punched blind holes below which are a stamped crown over CR, the royal cypher of Charles I (1625-49) and an imperfectly stamped impression which is probably the arms of Norwich. Diameter 42 - 43.4mm. Thickness 8mm. Weight 106.95g / 3.7725oz.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1625
Date to: Exactly AD 1649
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 106.95 g
Diameter: 43.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 18th March 2016 - Monday 15th May 2017
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 61282
Other reference: MS052017
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Stamped
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Roughton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG2137
Four figure Latitude: 52.88502001
Four figure longitude: 1.28331011
1:25K map: TG2137
1:10K map: TG23NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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