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Description: | An incomplete lead alloy steelyard weight, probably dating to the Roman period (AD 43 - 410). The weight is conical with iron corrosion at both the top and bottom of the weight, likely the remains an iron core. There is an iron hobnail protruding from one side of the weight with a raised protrusion beside it and two more nails protruding from the base of the weight.The weight measures 21.9 mm high, 29.8 mm in diameter and weighs 65.97 g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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A crudely-made lead steelyard weight…
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