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Description: | Bun shaped lead weight. Light creamy grey colour with extensive patches of a mid-brown patina. Very badly decayed. The bottom and top are both flat but the bottom is particularly so; the sides are rounded and converge slightly towards the top. There is what appears to be the stub of an iron pin located in the centre of the top surface.Discussion: Probably a steelyard weight indicated by the iron stub which is probably the suspension point for attachment to the steelyard arm. The fact that the bottom of the weight is very flat may suggest that it doubled also as a standing weight. This type of weight is generally dated as Roman, though steelyard weights came back into use in the post-medieval period. The poor preservation of the current object and the rust coloured patina (probably iron oxide deposited from the surrounding soil) would suggest that it has been in the ground for some time. It's weight of 30.5 grams is also suggestive of a Roman uncia which weighed 27.43 grams. Suggested date: Roman
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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