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WEIGHT

Unique ID: LIN-0C3386

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Shield shaped lead weight. Both sides of the weight are very worn. The face is decorated with a crude depiction of a single lion, probably facing to the left. On the reverse of the weight is a moulded letter 'W'.

The letter W on the reverse makes this weight very interesting. One other weight with a decoration on the reverse is known, which had a cross pattee in a border and the letters FACTV above, indicating that the weight was made with the authority of the church (Biggs, p39, no.95). The distinction between official and unofficial weights is not entirely clear, although many people see the weights bearing heraldic designs such as three lions, a single lion and crowned lys, as official products. The significance of the letter W on the reverse of this weight is unclear.

Over 50 shield shaped weights from the David Rogers collection were studied, and a mass-distribution plot of their weights revealed a high percentage of them weighing between 105g and 125g. This weight from Saltfleetby weighs 116g, and so falls within the majority trend (Biggs, P35).

Class: Shield Shaped
Inscription: W

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: AD 1499

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 116.67 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF4592
Four figure Latitude: 53.404904
Four figure longitude: 0.179701
1:25K map: TF4592
1:10K map: TF49SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Biggs, N. and Withers, P.	2000	Lead Weights: The David Rogers Collection	Powys	White House Publications

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Recording Institution: LIN
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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