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Description: | An incomplete cast lead steelyard weight of possible Roman date (AD 43-410).This weight is spheroid in form and has a slightly flattened base. There are the remains of an embedded iron suspension loop at the top.Around the periphery there are inscribed marks: VIΛ with a saltire cross within a square to the left with two vertical linear grooves above. Height: 41.8mm; diameter: 47.3mm. Weight: c. 546.0g.The surface is largely off-white and powdery. Within crevices there are flecks of a brown patina.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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