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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.
WA_SC 14.2
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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