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Description: | Lead and iron weight. Cast cylindrical or drum shaped weight with iron passing through it, appearing as a pair of spots on the upper surface and as a larger patch on the lower. Patinated overall. The mass may suggest this to represent twelve (very slightly overweight) Viking Age Scandinavian units of 4.07gms, as used for the weighting of bullion. Both a cylindrical form and the embedding of objects in a weight are features of early medieval weights, though the iron may alternatively represent the lost loop of a small steelyard weight. Steelyard weights are generally deemed of Roman or Post-Medieval date. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Early Medieval, 43-1050.Diameter: 22mm, Height: 17.5mm, Weight: 49.66gms.
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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