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Early Medieval lead weight
Small rectangular lead weight with parallel top and bottom faces and a slight square indent on one face. Possibly a contraction in the mould.
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 [091]
Find Information
Site Name: Llanbedrgoch, Anglesey
Grid Reference: SH 515 813
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1995
Notes: Found during general clearance on the east side of trench H
Measurements
length / mm:14.5
width / mm:13
thickness / mm:5
weight / g:8.5
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