Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Early Medieval lead weight

Conical-shaped weight.

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

96.41H [554]

Find Information

Site Name: Llanbedrgoch, Anglesey

Grid Reference: SH 515 813
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1996 / Sep / 4

Acquisition

donation, 20/12/1996

Measurements

height / mm:18.3
maximum diameter / mm:18.5 (base)
diameter / mm
weight / g:21.8

Techniques

Cast

Material

Lead

Location

location verified by SI

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