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[edit]| Middle Saxon lead weight | |||
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Lincolnshire County Council, Adam Daubney, 2015-05-21 15:25:52 |
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Middle Saxon lead weight |
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| Description |
English: A possible Middle Saxon lead weight. The object is circular in plan, measuring 16mm in diameter and 3mm in thickness. It is decorated on both sides. The 'obverse' bears a motif somewhat resembling the inverse impression of a porcupine sceatta. Approximately half of the perimeter to one side filled with a series of diagonal lines, resembling the hair or spines seen on Series E sceattas. In the centre is a pointed oval field, in which segments of what might be an animal or a mask are visible. These comprise a pellet with a roughly T-shaped panel below; to either side of the horizontal bar of the T-shaped panel is a wedge-shaped motif. The finder has suggested that this motif may resemble a moneyer facing right, striking a coin on an anvil. The 'reverse' is decorated with four circular indentations, arranged to form a square.
The object weights 4.63g, approximately four-times the weight of a standard Series E sceatta. The dots on the reverse may, therefore, indicate a value of four sceattas. Another lead weight has been found on this site (PAS ref. LIN-DB96D2). This item is rectangular with neatly cut sides. One side is decorated with two circular indentations, similar to those seen on the present item. Curiously, LIN-DB96D2 has a mass of 2.42g, equating to approximately two Series E sceattas. |
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| Depicted place | (County of findspot) Lincolnshire | ||
| Date | between 680 and 740 | ||
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FindID: 722433 Old ref: LIN-DAD0DA Filename: LINDAD0DA.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/517880 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/517880/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/722433 |
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| current | 02:00, 25 February 2019 | | 2,519 × 2,038 (1.12 MB) | Fæ (talk | contribs) | Portable Antiquities Scheme, LIN, FindID: 722433, early medieval, page 6390, batch count 9797 |
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