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WEIGHT

Unique ID: NMS-53ECFC

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Three medieval to post-medieval lead weights, perhaps 13th - 17th century:

- cylindrical with median perforation, length 34mm, diameter 20.5mm, hole diameter 7mm, weight 91.45g / 2.9405oz Troy, possibly for 3 ounces.

- conical with median perforation, height 24mm, diameter 20.5mm, hole diameter 4mm, weight 45.79g / 1.4720oz Avoirdupois, possibly for 1½ ounces.

- discoidal, diameter 38.5mm, thickness 3.5 - 4.5mm, weight 53.84g / 1.7310oz Troy / 830.8 grains / 34.62 pennyweights. Perhaps for 1¾ ounces Troy (= 840 grains) or possibly 3 shillingweights / 36 pennyweights (= 864 grains).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 3

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014 - Friday 18th July 2014

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 58974
Other reference: IND18072014ED

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Woodton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TM2894
Four figure Latitude: 52.49621648
Four figure longitude: 1.35739613
1:25K map: TM2894
1:10K map: TM29SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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