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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: LVPL-6401D2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
15th century copper alloy Noble coin weight (1421-1471). The weight is circular and unifacial, with the upper face depicting a Fleur de lis below a crown, slightly unaligned and overlapping surrounded by a circular border. The coin weight features diagonal file marks on the reverse.
This type of English weight was made according to an Act of Parliament of 1421, and ceased being made around 1471.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1421
Date to: Exactly AD 1471
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 2.9 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 16th September 2011 - Monday 19th September 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Cley next the sea
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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