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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.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
95.46H [091]
Find Information
Site Name: Llanbedrgoch, Anglesey
Collection Method: Excavation
Date: 1995
Notes: Found during general clearance on the east side of trench H
Acquisition
donation, 29/6/1995
Measurements
Length
(mm): 14.5
Width
(mm): 13
thickness
(mm): 5
Weight
(g): 8.5
Material
Lead
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