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WEIGHT

Unique ID: NMGW3312

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Cast copper alloy flat circular trade weight (1/8oz) marked by two or three indistinct marks. Either sixteenth or seventeenth century.

Notes:

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Subsequent actions

Current location of find: returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1500
Date to: Ante AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2001

Personal details

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NMGWPA: 2001.8.27

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: Wales (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Monmouthshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Monmouthshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Raglan (Community)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO4205
Four figure Latitude: 51.740688
Four figure longitude: -2.841397
1:25K map: SO4205
1:10K map: SO40NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: returned to finder
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Unknown

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NMGW
Created: 22 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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