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Description: | Lead possible Weight. Cast object, now of semicircular form though perhaps this was achieved by the halving of a discoid object, though all edges are now smoothed by wear. On the upper side (as cast) a central dimple may represent a deliberate marking; a similar mark appears elsewhere on the base. The mass may suggest this to represent two (slightly underweight) Scandinavian units of 4.07gms or two (also slightly underweight) Viking Dublin units of 4.43gms; the coincidence with these systems of bullion measurement being the closest fit available. Dating to the period of Viking hegemony over Lincolnshire could therefore be apt. Suggested date: Possibly Early Medieval, 860-920.Length: 22mm, Width: 15.3mm, Thickness: 4.3mm, Weight: 8.40gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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