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WEIGHT
Unique ID: NLM-7276B7
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead possible weight. Cast plano-convex weight with a central moulded and tapered aperture of diameter 5-4mm, appearing square on the convex side, which might imply the tip of a nail shank has been used as a former. Shrinkage lines on the flat side suggest the object was cast in an open mould. Patinated. The finder kindly suggests this to be an early medieval weight, but the hole would be an unusual feature and the mass does not respect contemporary units of measurement. The hole is also a little small to have accommodated a spindle, ruling out a function as a whorl. The mass does, though, equate to roughly one half an averdepois ounce. Suggested date: Unknown, Late Medieval to Post-Medieval, 1350-1700
Diameter: 18.4mm, Thickness: 9.6mm, Weight: 14.18gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 9.6 mm
Weight: 14.18 g
Diameter: 18.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM41130
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Binbrook
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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