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WEIGHT
Unique ID: PUBLIC-B9A720
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead weight of unknown date. This crude, plain, weight is a flat cylinder in shape. It has a cream patina suggesting a pre-modern date.
It weighs 36.4g (1.28oz ).
Maximum diameter 29.5mm, maximum thickness 7.1mm.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 7.1 mm
Weight: 36.4 g
Diameter: 29.5 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Brampton Abbotts
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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