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WEIGHT

Unique ID: LIN-580C64

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy cup weight from a nested set. The weight is circular with worn circular impressions around the rim. Cup weights were used to weight gold and silver, in the form of a coin, small objects or as scrap metal or other precious materials. Cup weights sold in nested sets are known from the thirteenth century (Saunders, 2001, p125).

Class: Cup

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 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1499

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 10 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Partney (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF3968
Four figure Latitude: 53.19093
Four figure longitude: 0.079014
1:25K map: TF3968
1:10K map: TF36NE
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
Saunders, P.	2001	Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue Part 3	Salisbury	Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum

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

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