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Description: | A lead-alloy steelyard weight of probable Roman date.The solid-cast weight is roughly bi-conical, the upper half having slightly convex surfaces. The apex loop has been made from a bent piece of iron wire, the two ends of which have been pushed into the surface of the weight.Dimensions: 39.7mm long, 35.8mm wide. Weight: 232.12g, which is roughly equivalent to 8.5 Roman unciae (just under three quarters of a Roman libra).
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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