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WEIGHT
Unique ID: NMS-561B93
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Late Saxon lead weight, disc (diameter 25mm, 8mm thick) with domed copper alloy stud (diameter 7mm) inserted into centre of upper face, weighs 39.75g, 1.40oz, 613.2grains. Although not of Anglo-Scandinavian form the weight relates particularly well (x 1 ½) to the 'significant' weight of 26.6g identified from 200 examples from Dublin (Mainman and Rogers 2000, Finds from Anglo-Scandinavian York, 2563). See also Kruse in Med. Arch. 1992, 82 and 87.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 851
Date to: AD 1065
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 39.75 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st April 2006 - Wednesday 31st May 2006
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 40291
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Wretton
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medieval Archaeology | 82 and 87. | Kruse | |||||
| Mainman, A.J. and Rogers, N.S.H. | 2000 | Craft, Industry and Everyday Life: Finds From Anglo-Scandinavian York | York | Council for British Archaeology | 2563 |
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