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WEIGHT
Unique ID: NLM-F25D00
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead weight. Cast plano-convex or bun shaped weight with paired angled apertures, probably made by using a pair of nail shanks as formers when casting the object. These could enable use as a suspended or steelyard weight, while a trace of iron on the convex face may be the remains of an iron suspension loop. The paired apertures and the possible loop stub confer a somewhat zoomorphic appearance, resembling an otter's snout, which is probably misleading. The weight is close of five ounces in either the Roman or averdepois systems of measurement. Suggested date: Unknown, possibly Roman, 43-410.
Diameter: 33.6mm, Height: 23.9mm, Weight: 142.24gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 23.9 mm
Weight: 142.24 g
Diameter: 33.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 29th March 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM20100a
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 Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: East Halton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA1418
Four figure Latitude: 53.646095
Four figure longitude: -0.276901
1:25K map: TA1418
1:10K map: TA11NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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