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WEIGHT
Unique ID: SWYOR-F3FBDA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead weight of uncertain date, probably Roman to Post Medieval (AD 43 - 1800). The weight is a short cylinder with a flat base and an angled top, but straight sides. There is a stub of an iron loop or rivet projecting from the centre of the sloping face. The weight has a smooth white patina. It is 25.5mm diameter, 15.9mm thick and 68.5g. This mass does not obviously match any of the main systems of measurement known. It could be a non-standard weight for a specific purpose, or it could be a weight that was used to add mass to another object rather than for weighing.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 15.9 mm
Weight: 68.5 g
Diameter: 25.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2019 - Thursday 25th April 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3396
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Craven (District)
Parish or ward: Eshton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SD9256
Four figure Latitude: 53.9999677
Four figure longitude: -2.12353105
1:25K map: SD9256
1:10K map: SD95NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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