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WEIGHT
Unique ID: SUR-C92A07
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A worn and corroded lead or lead-alloy weight of possible Roman date (c. 1st-4th century AD). The weight is biconical in plan, and traces of an iron loop remain in situ, though most is absent. The lead has now corroded to a white patina.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.1 mm
Weight: 107 g
Diameter: 30.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 11th September 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 11-1822
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Waverley (District)
To be known as: Frensham CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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