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WEIGHT
Unique ID: DYFED-931E2B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
8 Dram Trade weight. Weight is whole and shows signs of use and wear. Object weighs 14g and is approximately 20mm in diameter.
Inscription:
8 Drams
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 14 g
Diameter: 20 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PRN 128446
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Carmarthenshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Carmarthenshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Kidwelly
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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