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Description: | Roman lead steelyard weight, biconical with an embedded iron suspension loop (which does not survive above the surface of the lead). Height and diameter 38 and 42mm. Weight 320g. "It was not necessary for a steelyard weight to represent an exact unit of weight. Nevertheless, it is likely that this weight was intended to approximate to one libra (c.325 g) (Jackson, R. in Jackson and Potter 1996, 375, no. 53). Mid 1st - 4th century.Field JW9 | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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