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Roman steelyard weight
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Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, Richard Henry, 2013-10-23 17:01:54
Title
Roman steelyard weight
Description
English: A probably Roman lead weight with a corroded iron loop at one end. The weight is complete, the iron loop is visible at both ends of the weight, a complete loop is visible at the tip. The weight is broadly circular in plan and lozengeform in cross section.

The steelyard weight is 31.4mm in height, 25.55mm in diameter and weighs 58.48 grams.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Wiltshire
Date between 43 and 410
Accession number
FindID: 571961
Old ref: WILT-208881
Filename: WILT-208881.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/443765
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/443765/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/571961
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