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WEIGHT
Unique ID: NMS-8B7C6D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval 4-ounce lead discoidal trade weight in slightly worn condition, stamped with a row of four blind round holes, a crowned CR, the royal cipher of Charles I and the arms of Norwich (a castle with three towers, an open port and a portcullis half-raised, and in base a lion passant guardant). Diameter 36mm. Thickness 7.5mm. Weight 107.22g / 3.7280oz avoirdupois.
Field SC
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 1625
Date to: Circa AD 1649
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 7.5 mm
Weight: 107.22 g
Diameter: 36 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st March 2016 - Thursday 31st March 2016
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 59794
Other reference: SET032016
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Stamped
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Great Ellingham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM0298
Four figure Latitude: 52.54236887
Four figure longitude: 0.97739826
1:25K map: TM0298
1:10K map: TM09NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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