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Description: | Roman cast copper alloy seal box lid. Circular lid decorated with two raised concentric rings around a central circular perforation (one ridge around the perforation, one at the edge). Single lug with circular perforation projecting from the edge. Traces of tinning/silvering on the obverse. Dark brown-green patina. Length 21.66mm, width 14.67mm, overall thickness including lug 5.7mm, thickness across lid 2.1mm, width of lug 4.6mm, thickness of lug 1.3mm, weight 1.64g.
A similar seal box lid is published in Zienkiewicz 1986 'The Legionary Fortress at Caerleon: II', p.183 fig 60, no.136, from a floor level in the Basilica dated to the early 2nd century by a contemporary copy of an as Hadrian, 121AD. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Atherton, Rachel - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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