Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Early Medieval lead weight

Rectangular lead weight with trapezoidal-shaped section and chamfered corners.

Viking lead weight for weighing silver.

The lead weights found at Llanbedr-goch show that people there were heavily involved in trade around the Irish Sea and beyond. Traders bartered or exchanged goods, or paid mainly in silver by weight.

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Collection Area

Archaeology & Numismatics

Item Number

95.46H [272]

Find Information

Site Name: Llanbedrgoch, Anglesey

Grid Reference: SH 515 813
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1995 / June / 13

Acquisition

donation, 29/6/1995

Measurements

length / mm:25
width / mm:21
thickness / mm:12
weight / g:47.1

Techniques

Cast

Material

Lead

Location

location verified by SI

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