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WEIGHT
Unique ID: YORYM-B56BDF
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete lead-alloy weight of probable Early-Medieval date, c.AD 950 - 1050.
The disk is broadly rectangular in plan, with rounded edges. The reverse is undecorated, with a deep gouge to the surface.
It is mid-beige in colour. It measures 19.53mm in length, 16.30mm in width, 1.90mm in thickness and weighs 4.19g approximating to 1/6 orr.
Similar weights have been published by Haldenby Kershaw (2014) and are dated to the late 9th - early 10th century due to their association with more diagnostic object types from the same site which provide a "narrow chronological window of activity" (p.108). They are described as belonging "to a Scandinavian lead scale-weight tradition, and were produced in line with established Scandinavian weight standards, most likely for use within an economic context" (p.106).
Ref:
Haldenby, D & Kershaw, J (2014) 'Viking-Age Lead Weights from Cottam', Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, Vol. 86, pp.106-123.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 950
Date to: Circa AD 1050
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.53 mm
Width: 16.3 mm
Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 4.19 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT:E04923
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Near Driffield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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