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WEIGHT
Unique ID: NMS-CD6425
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval 1/4 ounce Avoirdupois copper alloy discoidal trade weight with turning lines, stamped crown and large oval sub-divided at mid-point by a transverse line and containing worn and obscure devices. Diameter 20mm. Thickness 3mm. Weight 6.73g / 0.2375oz. 16th-18th century.
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 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 6.73 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 14th February 2017 - Monday 13th March 2017
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mr Steven Ashley
Identified by: Mr Steven Ashley
Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 31814
Other reference: KLMD032017
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Stamped
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Sedgeford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF7135
Four figure Latitude: 52.88526923
Four figure longitude: 0.5400159
1:25K map: TF7135
1:10K map: TF73NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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