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WEIGHT

Unique ID: LEIC-FABD42

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Roman or Medieval Lead alloy Weight, 37mm high and 31mm in diameter. The object is conical in shape and has traces of a broken iron loop protruding from its upper surface. Its base is roughly concave and is decorated with an incised diagonal cross.

Class: Steelyard

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1
Date to: AD 1066

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 37 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 152 g
Diameter: 31 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 18th March 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Rugby (District)
Parish or ward: Monks Kirby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP4783
Four figure Latitude: 52.442953
Four figure longitude: -1.309971
1:25K map: SP4783
1:10K map: SP48SE
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: LEIC
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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