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WEIGHT

Unique ID: LVPL-AE13BE

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete Post-Medieval to Modern cast copper-alloy cup weight belonging to nested set (c. 1500-c.1900). This weight is circular in plan. Its sides flare evenly upwards from the base to a rim. Within the centre of the weight is a circumferential groove. There are no visible stamps or markings. The base of the weight is slightly concave in the centre.

These types of weights were used for weighing gold and silver in the form of coin, small objects or as scrap metal or other precious materials (Saunders 2001, 125).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 25.2 g
Diameter: 27 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2015 - Friday 20th February 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Bury (Metropolitan District)
District: Bury (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Simister

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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

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