Record ID: NMS-269E03
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval/Post Medieval Conical lead 1 ounce Troy weight, diameter 22mm, height 14mm, weighing 471.6 grains 0.9825oz Troy.
Created on: Tuesday 4th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wymondham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-393FC5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval/Post Medieval Sub-conical lead one and a half-ounce weight made from rolled and hammered thick sheet with transverse suspension hole (diameter c.1mm) below the apex. Height 37mm, diameter 24mm. Weighing 1.489oz / 651.4 grains, a loss of 0.73%.
Created on: Wednesday 5th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Winch', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: CPAT-3AE843
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Published
A conical lead weight. Also found in same field - Crucifix NMGW-8EA235, a possible loomweight CPAT-3B1066, and 2 probably medieval pot sherds CPAT-3B23A1. No images available. Not seen by the recorder.
Created on: Wednesday 5th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: CPAT-3B1066
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Published
Possible loomweight. No image available. Dr Kevin Leahy writes: It is most unlikely that this object is, as was described, a 'Loom weight' and it is best seen as being either a spindle whorl or a lead weight.
Created on: Wednesday 5th October 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 24th February 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-65BF31
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval/Post Medieval Lead weight or spindle whorl, convex-sided with large central perforation, diameter 17mm, weighs 12.15g.
Created on: Friday 7th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beeston with Bittering', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-A6AE11
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A lead weight, weighing 39.52g. It is rectangular and tapering to one narrow end, where it is 12.49mm in width,and is pierced in the centre with a small irregular hole, approximately 6.18mm in diameter, presumably for suspension. It weighs 39.52g , and is 32.39mm in length and 14.10mm in width.
Created on: Monday 10th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WILT-CF6891
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval (possibly late medieval) conical lead weight weighing 57.72g. Its base is c.25mm in diameter with a 6mm diameter central piercing. It stands 21mm tall. IT is likely to be a loom weight, or similar.
Created on: Wednesday 12th October 2005
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-D01200
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A crude, worn and pitted cast lead artefact probably used as a weight, possibly as a spindle whorl. The object is sub-oval in plan and triangular (with rounded corners) in section. The artefact varies in thickness from 5.6mm to 9.3mm. It features an off-centre perforation, circular in shape, which expands towards the base (Dia.: 3.7mm - 9.4mm). Such an undiagnostic object could date from the Roman period onwards. It weighs 32.4g. It has been pointed out that the weight of a spindle whorl is suggestive of the thickness of yarn produced, with lighter spindle whorls (3 - 5 grams) being us…
Created on: Wednesday 12th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-D09145
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blaenau Gwent
Workflow stage: Published
Lead cup-weight. A City of London shield within a circle, a pelleted border. Probable inner weight from a nest of weights. A parallel is featured in Read's Metal Artefacts of Antiquity (2001), No. 863; also compare LANCUM-6107E3 which is of similar weight, size and design.
Created on: Wednesday 12th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 8th November 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-D8E0E5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
Cast lead fishing weight, perforated in two places for suspension. These are commonly found in fishing areas like Mevagissey, and do not comply with a standard form. 18th-19th century
Created on: Wednesday 12th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-E5FA46
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead medieval trade weight. The shield-shaped one pound weight has the royal insignia of a crowned fleur-de-lis on one side. This is the device that was mainly used in the North of England (Biggs, 1992, 42). The back of the weight has hacked marks, which are probably plough damage. The length is 69.4mm, the maximum width is 49.1mm and the weight is 250.0g
Created on: Thursday 13th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-E71B27
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight of shallow biconical form of possible medieval date. The weight features a central perforation (D: 4.9mm) which runs the length of the object. The weight is worn and pitted. Bailey (1995, 29) suggests that weights of this form, often found in rural areas, could be net weights used to catch rabbits or birds.
Created on: Thursday 13th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-E75910
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn sub-spherical cast lead weight with flattish top and base. A circular perforation runs right through it; this tapers slightly from one end to the other (4.8mm in diameter to 3.5mm). The weight weighs 31.4 grams. It probably dates from the medieval or post-medieval periods. Similar finds have made made in the same parish, see for example this database, ref. NARC-59A921
Created on: Thursday 13th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-FDE441
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Published
A 2oz trade weight. On the face is stamped a sword (12 o'clock), a crowned C (10 o'clock), an A (2 o'clock), and a ewer (5 o'clock). This probably dates to the reign of Charles II.
Created on: Friday 14th October 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 8th November 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-389892
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Post Medieval copper alloy trade weight, 25mm in diameter and 4.5mm thick. The weight is in a fair condition with slight damage and agreen patina. It has slightly tapering sides which terminate in a raised border on its upper side. This is punched with three symbols, the sword of London the ewer of the guild of Brasiers and the Royal cipher which is a crown with a C below it for Charles I. (?)Half ounce standard.
Created on: Monday 17th October 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd October 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-4BCB62
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn biconical cast lead weight with flattish top and base; one cone is a lot shallower than the other. A circular perforation runs right through the weight; this tapers slightly from one end to the other (6.0mm in diameter to 3.9mm). The weight weighs 18.9 grams. It probably dates from the medieval or post-medieval periods.
Created on: Tuesday 18th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-501DA4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Most a large circular lead weight. The upper face is decorated with a cast sexfoil; each angle contains a lys. The lower face is convex.
Created on: Tuesday 18th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-503065
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A long lead weight. The weight is square in section and tapers towards an aperture which is set in a diamond-shaped head.
Created on: Tuesday 18th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-649573
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval? copper alloy trade weight,26mm in diameter and 5mm thick. The object is in good condition and has a dark brown patina. It has tapering sides and a raised upper border. It is stamped with a crown surrounded by a border of raised dots. There is a possible G stamped over the central circle, which would suggest a Georgian date?
Created on: Wednesday 19th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-655DB6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Undated lead weight, 32mm long and 30mm wide with a weight of 65grams. The object is in fair condition with a greyish patina. It has a roughly finished surface and is oval in form with an oval hole, c.9mm in diameter, just off centre.
Created on: Wednesday 19th October 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 24th February 2015
Spatial data recorded.