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WEIGHT
Unique ID: YORYM-8054B2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A small cast lead weight. The weight has rounded edges and the base has had lead removed from it, presumably to make it the correct weight for weighing. Into the top of the weight a styca coin has been pressed. The coin is not identifiable. The lead is a light greyish-brown colour. A similar weight can be seen in Pirie, p282. This weight is in the Yorkshire Museum's collection.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: Circa AD 867
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 8.9 mm
Weight: 16.4 g
Diameter: 19.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2007
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
To be known as: Bagby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirie, E.J.E | 1996 | Coins of the Kingdom of Northumbria | Galata Print Ltd | 282 |
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