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WEIGHT
Unique ID: CORN-3CA6E7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast lead uniface trade weight, circular in plan and trapezoidal in section, with moulded decoration on the upper face comprising a flat-topped shield bearing two chevrons, one above the other, composed of two sets of oblique lines. The reverse is plain. The outer edge of the reverse is bevelled so that the diameter on the reverse of the object is greater than the front face. The weight weighs 3.48 g which equates to an eighth of an ounce avoirdupois. Heraldic shields are used on lead weights, often in the shape of a shield, but they are often much larger. Shield motifs are used on copper alloy coin weights, but these reference the type of coin that they are to be weighed against in some way.
See WREX-FB93D1 and NMGW-C351F6 for lead uniface weights with a quartered shield of similar size, which are dated from the late Medieval to the early Post-Medieval period.
See SF-CA5655 for a larger circular lead trade weight with a shield decorated with two chevrons, which is dated from the Post-medieval period.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 3.48 g
Diameter: 14.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 17th June 2017 - Wednesday 21st June 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Gwinear-Gwithian (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW5840
Four figure Latitude: 50.21040947
Four figure longitude: -5.39315583
1:25K map: SW5840
1:10K map: SW50NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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