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WEIGHT
Unique ID: SOM-DEAA09
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A flat, circular, cast lead weight, with moulded design on one side probably dating to around AD 1300 to 1700. The design has a raised rim and a raised design of a rectangular bar reaching across the diameter with a oval thickening at the centre. The weight is 406g, it is 73.25mm in diameter, and 13.9mm thick.
There is signs of wear on one side of the weight which may be the reason as to why the weight doesnt fit to any known weight system. There is a possibility it could be a one pound weight using the averdepois weight system which uses 454g as 1 pound (Biggs and Withers, 2000, pg14).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 13.9 mm
Weight: 406 g
Diameter: 73.25 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt no 17631
Materials and construction
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biggs, N. and Withers, P. | 2000 | Lead Weights: The David Rogers Collection | Powys | White House Publications |
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