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WEIGHT

Unique ID: SWYOR-D00CF2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A lead alloy Anglo-Scandinavian weight with a styca mounted in it. The weight is roughly circular in plan and the reverse is domed. The front of the weight has a coin embedded in the centre. This coin measures 12.6mm in diameter and has the legend EDELHELM though some of the letters are retrograde or upside down. This suggests the coin is a styca of Osbert (848 - 867) or a coin issued by Archbishop Wigmund (837 - 854).

Viking period lead weights were often set with Lunettes type silver pennies, Stycas and, on one occasion, a fourth century Roman copper alloy coin. The shape of the weight is unusual but there is a lot of variation in these weights. Compare YORYM-8054B2, YORYM-01F580, YORYM-6AC476, LIN-3DFD27, LVPL-5E4310 and LIN-956197.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 800
Date to: Circa AD 1066

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 12.06 mm
Weight: 23.97 g
Diameter: 19.11 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 17th October 2010

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1367

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Secondary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with other or unknown

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leeds (Metropolitan District)
District: Leeds (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Walton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4347
Four figure Latitude: 53.9173671
Four figure longitude: -1.34680481
1:25K map: SE4347
1:10K map: SE44NW
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: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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