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WEIGHT
Unique ID: LVPL-C2BA44
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast circular copper alloy weight. The weight has a narrow rim with a central raised spot in the internal surface which suggests the object was finished on a lathe. There are also two thin concentric circles on the surface. There are no makers stamps on the weight. The reverse has a circular depressed ring in the centre which appears to be highly corroded. Similar object on the database include: LVPL-AD5F3D
The weight of the object is 330g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Exactly AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 13.78 mm
Weight: 330 g
Diameter: 56.54 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th September 2020
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Chorlton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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