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WEIGHT
Unique ID: HESH-16D1E6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast lead or lead alloy weight of probable Medieval date (1200-1700 AD). The weight is broadly circular in plan and domed (D shaped) in cross section. The upper face is domed and has a small single irregular pierced hole (9.1mm diameter) through the centre. The weight is a mid grey colour with an even, but slightly corroded and abraded, patina which covers all surfaces. The weight has been marked by movement in the ploughsoil. This weight is most likely to date from the later medieval period, although a direct parallel has not been found.
The weight measures 27.5mm diameter, is 7.5mm thick and weighs 41.5 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 7.5 mm
Weight: 41.5 g
Diameter: 27.5 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SMS Object Entry Form: SHRMS E.00690
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
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: Leominster
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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