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Description: | Copper alloyPossible Steelyard Weight. Cast weight comprising a flat-bottomed bulbous base with foot ring, a tapered and lightly facetted stem and a robust apical hook. This object would be apt to slide along the beam of a steelyard balance. The mass falls a little under one ounce (28gms), as defined by various systems of mensuration from the Roman through to the Medieval period. Suggested date: Possibly Roman, 40-400.Height: 45.9mm, Diameter: 15.5mm, Weight: 25.50gms.
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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