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Roman lead weight
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Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, Richard Henry, 2014-01-22 11:19:27
Title
Roman lead weight
Description
English: A Roman lead weight possibly a steelyard weight dating to the period AD 43-410. The weight comprises a cone of lead with a rounded top with two iron rods coming from the base (these have broken off). At the top the lead is folded over and there is evidence of iron corrosion.

The weight weighs 48.36g. It is 36.57mm long and 20.17mm wide.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Wiltshire
Date between 43 and 410
Accession number
FindID: 596451
Old ref: WILT-E96363
Filename: WILT-E96363.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/453477
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/453477/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/596451
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Object location51° 20′ 22.56″ N, 1° 46′ 26.94″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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