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WEIGHT
Unique ID: PUBLIC-138ECD
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead weight with central perforation, of unknown date. A 46.6mm diameter cast solid lead disc with a flattened underside and an irregular upper face - the thickness varies from 9.7 to 7.2mm. The upper surface has a broad rim within which is moulded decoration surrounding a countersunk central perforation. Unfortunately the decoration is worn and I am unable to tell what it may represent. The reverse is plain apart from a small shallow hole near the centre which may be a blowhole from the casting process. The object has a uniform light grey patination.
The item weighs 111.7g, so could conceivably have been used as a 4 ounce (113.4g) weight.
Simple lead weights like this were in use for a very long time, and this plough soil find does not have any context or distinguishing features which would allow it to be securely dated.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to Landowner
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 9.6 mm
Weight: 111.7 g
Diameter: 46.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th June 2020 - Wednesday 10th June 2020
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: North West Leicestershire (District)
To be known as: Ravenstone
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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