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WEIGHT
Unique ID: SWYOR-45F4A4
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead weight of unknown date, about AD 43 - 1800. It is a circular disc of lead with no recognisable features on either face apart from a slight recessed mark in the centre of each face. Both faces are flat and the sides are straight. The diameter is 35.9mm and the object is 7.2mm thick and it weighs 64.28g. It has a smooth, well developed white patina. The mass does not correspond with any obvious system of weight measurement.
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: 7.2 mm
Weight: 64.28 g
Diameter: 35.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 22nd August 2018 - Thursday 5th September 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3466
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
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: Clayton with Frickley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE4408
Four figure Latitude: 53.56677348
Four figure longitude: -1.33711789
1:25K map: SE4408
1:10K map: SE40NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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