DENO-589B51: Lead alloy flat disc weight

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Unique ID: DENO-589B51

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Cast lead alloy weight, uncertain date. Flat roughly circular disc. No moulded decoration or stamped marks. Grey-cream patina. Apparently an iron wire running through the centre from one surface to the other – on one surface is an amorphous patch of iron corrosion, on the other is the end of the wire (diameter 2mm). Diameter 51.6mm-54.6mm, thickness 11.2mm-12.2mm, weight 243.3g.

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 12.2 mm
Weight: 243.3 g
Diameter: 54.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2005 - Tuesday 25th November 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Derby E6364

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: North East Derbyshire (District)
To be known as: Shirland and Higham

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland
Specific landuse: Undisturbed grassland

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Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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