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Description: | An incomplete lead steelyard weight of probable Roman date. It is missing part of the suspension loop due to old breaks, now worn.It is biconical in form with a pointed base. The corroded remains of the iron suspension loop is visible at both top and bottom of the weight.This weight measures 57.67mm in length, 32.05mm in diameter, 130.84g in weightThis is a steelyard weight of probable Roman date, although a later date cannot be ruled out entirely. There is a similar example from Colchester (Crummy, 1983, p. 101, no. 2510) and recorded on the PAS database (SF-62C5A7). | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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