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WEIGHT
Unique ID: SWYOR-8A1DFA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead weight of Medieval or Post Medieval date, about AD 1350 - 1900. It is a circular weight, slightly bent, with two cast concentric circles in relief on one face. There is also an iron plug in the centre of the weight. A scored line across th decorated face may be post-depositional damage, or could be intentional. The weight is 33.6mm diameter, 6.4mm thick and has a mass of 46.6g. This is equivalent to one eighth of a Troy pound, or 30 pennyweights (Egan, 1998, page 302). Another weight of the same mass is NMS-2FB546. See also NMS-BBABCE and NMS-6F7E9E
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 6.4 mm
Weight: 46.6 g
Diameter: 33.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st July 2019 - Thursday 18th October 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3258
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Hickleton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE4804
Four figure Latitude: 53.53047325
Four figure longitude: -1.27733963
1:25K map: SE4804
1:10K map: SE40SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. | 1998 | The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) | London | The Stationery Office | 302 |
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