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WEIGHT
Unique ID: WREX-088231
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Complete cast copper alloy trade weight of post-medieval date. The weight is circular with a raised rim. The central stamp appears to be a crown and may have been double-struck. The weight is flat on the reverse. The object has a reddish-green colour; the surface is worn and pitted.
Diameter: 17.0mm; thickness: 4.8mm; weight; 6.1g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.8 mm
Weight: 6.1 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 14th June 2016 - Tuesday 14th June 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 0486
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Flintshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Flintshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Halkyn
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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