Record ID: BERK-A1AB9E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead Roman weight. The weight is flat on the top and the bottom and has slatnted sides making it trapazoidal in scetion. On the top is inscribed VIII, represetng eight in Roman numerals. On each of the letters is a head and foot serif. It weighs 219g, which divided by its indicated mass (eight) makes divisions of 27.375, which is 0.075g underweight for each ounce. This confirms this is a Roman weight. Diameter: 40.6mm, Thickness: 16.8mm, Weight 219g
Created on: Wednesday 16th December 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 16th December 2020
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Record ID: NARC-AC61A4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete lead alloy Steelyard Weight of Roman date (AD 43-410). The weight is bi-conical in shape with an iron rod running through the centre and projecting from the top to form a rectangular sectioned loop. This loop is for suspension. There is a pronounced median rib running circumferentially around the centre of the object. Height: 60.57mm, Diameter: 43.85mm, Weight: 445.60g The metal is cream in colour with a slightly pitted patina.
Created on: Wednesday 5th February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 11th November 2020
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Record ID: DENO-EC9C22
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Iron and lead alloy steelyard weight, probably of Roman date (c. AD 43 - 410) The weight is bi-conical with a circumferential rim 8 mm wide. At either apex are corroded stubs of iron wire, circular cross-section, 3 mm diameter, representing the remains of a suspension loop. The object has several dents and a dusty white patina. Diameter 29 mm, height 25 mm. Weight 104.7 g
Created on: Thursday 21st February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 25th September 2019
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Record ID: DYFED-D40A21
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Published
Globular weight with protruding metal bar that seems to have been broken off. There is some suggestion of decoration on the globular portion of the object but this may also be corrosion or pitting. It is beige in colour while the pitting is light grey.
Created on: Thursday 30th March 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-C6C96A
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early medieval lead alloy weight with gilded copper alloy insert, 17mm in diamter and 12mm high with a weight of 20.33grams. The object is sub circular in form and rectangular in cross section. Its upper surface has a fragment of gilded copper alloy inset into it. This is sub triangular in form and is corroded, but appears to have two rounded motifs at one end and a hevaily gilded pointed terminal at the other. This is probably a fragment of a larger object of Irish, or more probably, Anglo-Saxon manufacture which has been re-used as decoration in the weight. These objects are asso…
Created on: Wednesday 16th November 2016
Last updated: Sunday 1st August 2021
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Record ID: LVPL-F4F117
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval lead shield-shaped weight. It has a stepped perimeter and expands in width to the base. The raised body is decorated with three lions passant guardant to the right. The reverse is undecorated and has a rectangular perforation at the top; the perforation is sub-oval on the front of the object and was probably used for attachment. The object has a light brownish-cream patina and is in good condition. Dimensions: 56mm in length, 38mm in width, 13mm thick, 233.4g. Similar weights can be seen in Biggs, p.43 which discusses how lead weights such as this were used to weigh g…
Created on: Tuesday 25th October 2016
Last updated: Monday 9th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whissendine', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-1D9563
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete lead alloy steelyard weight of Roman date. The weight is bi-conical with the remains of a copper-alloy suspension loop projecting from a perforation at the upper end. A knot of copper-alloy can also be seen at the base, holding the weight in place. The surface of the weight is worn and pitted. The lead has a mid-grey/brown patina and is worn. The weight is 43.6mm long, 31.9mm in diameter and weighs 158g.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd August 2016
Last updated: Monday 9th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-30ABD3
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A lead alloy possible standing weight of probable Medieval to Post-Medieval date, circa (AD 1300 - 1700). The weight is a rectangular pyramid in form. The sides of the weight flare to the flat and broadly rectangular base. Below the upper edge is a transverse circular piercing. The circular hole has a maximum diameter of 3.20mm. The object has a well-developed cream coloured patina across all surfaces. The surfaces have been abraded, possibly in the plough soil. There are other similar examples recorded on the database; YORYM-5D5063 was discovered in Yorkshire and WMID-64ED04 in Staf…
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 8th November 2022
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Record ID: KENT-A9FCD5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Published
A complete lead-alloy trade weight, likely to be for one ounce, probably of medieval or early post-medieval date. Originally circular and flat. there is a central dimple with a hand-inscribed grooved circle around it and a similar inscribed circle close to the edge creating a border. The edges show signs of damage and there are a number of scratches on the surface. It appears to be little worn, with a pale grey and light brown matt surface. This weight is 31.81mm long, 30.41mm wide, 4.08mm thick, diameter 31.81mm and weighs 29.62g (1.04 oz). This weight is of uncertain date but in …
Created on: Sunday 12th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
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Record ID: DENO-470726
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Undated lead-alloy probable weight, possible of uncertain date. The weight is bun-shaped (like a doughnut) being a flattened spherical shape with a circular opening (8mm diameter) which is depressed around the edges on both faces so that the hole is hour-glass shaped in section. Such simple lead weights are notoriously difficult to date and may have served a number of weight-related tasks, not just loom related.
Created on: Monday 1st September 2014
Last updated: Monday 23rd February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kettlethorpe Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-FB53A2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete lead alloy weight, possibly of Medieval date. The object is circular in plan with a central, circular perforation. One face is flat and the other is curved which creates a D-shaped section. There is no evidence for decoration on either side. Weights of this type are in use from the Roman period to the Post Medieval period which makes it difficult to assign a narrower date range.
Created on: Monday 4th February 2013
Last updated: Monday 23rd February 2015
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Record ID: HESH-277B38
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast lead alloy weight, of unknown date probably later medieval 1300-1800 AD. The weight is sub-circular in plan and sub-rectangular in profile; in cross section it is an irregular circle. Through the centre is a sub-circular hole (11.6mm x 12.8mm) The upper edge on the internal face of the hole are a series of worn grooves, presumably from cord, the grooves have an even width of 1.8mm each. There is no sign of decoration and the ring is a mid grey colour with an even, but powdery corrosion. Similar weights have been dated to both the Roman and the Medieval periods however it is most …
Created on: Monday 22nd August 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 24th February 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-683C84
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Lead- and cast copper-alloy weight dating from the early medieval period, probably dating from c. AD800-1000 and therefore probably Northumbrian. The weight is diamond-shaped and made up of a cast cu-alloy frame and a lead-alloy interior. The cu-alloy frame is decorated on the obverse with a notched crest across its longest side and there are three punched ring-and-dot motifs on either side of the crest. The weight is quite small and the copper-alloy frame has a loop on the underside to keep the lead in place. Further contemporary lead weights in copper-alloy casing can be found il…
Created on: Friday 19th November 2010
Last updated: Friday 26th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Crosby Ravensworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-4F2B32
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Medieval circular lead weight with a copper alloy stud embedded in the top. There are several Viking weights known that have an earlier piece of metalwork, often with insular decoration, reused by setting into the top of the weight. This example is a circular stud with a raised rim and a moulded central triskele design of three S shaped moulded swirls all springing from a central circle. The central circular cell is empty, but the other areas of the field are decorated with concentric curved triangular panels, with beading in the centre of each. There are slight traces of the…
Created on: Tuesday 1st June 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 9th November 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-806751
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval or Medieval? lead alloy weight, 30mm in diameter and 21mm thick. The weight is in fair condition and weighs 97.4 grams. It is circular in form and sub triangular in section. It has a rounded ridge along its lower, wider surface and a slightly flattened upper surface.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-BC76F0
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman or Medieval copper alloy steelyard weight, 38mm long, 36mm wide and weighs 232g. The object is sub-spherical in form and section with an iron shaft embedded in it.
Created on: Tuesday 24th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-DC55F3
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Undated lead alloy object, possibly a weight? 23mm long, 14mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 6.86grams. The object is sub rectangular in form and is decorated with a cross like motif on one side.
Created on: Monday 27th July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-DC4603
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Undated lead alloy object, possibly a weight? 17mm long and 5mm thick with a weight of 12.30grams. The obejct is rectangular in form and section and resembles a coin weight??
Created on: Monday 27th July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-B3DB60
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead alloy weight/whorl, 21mm in diameter and 4mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a grey patina and weighs 9.20grams. The object is circular in form and rectangular in section with a central circular hole 8mm in diameter.
Created on: Wednesday 1st July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-D21D92
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval? lead alloy weight, 32mm in diameter and 12mm thick. The object is circular in form and rectangular in section. Its upper surface is inscribed with a cross and there are three small depressions in the centre of the base.
Created on: Monday 8th June 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 14th July 2021
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