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Roman steelyard weight
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Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, Richard Henry, 2013-09-16 12:51:04
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Roman steelyard weight
Description
English: A Roman lead steelyard weight with an iron attachment loop in its apex. The weight is incomplete but appears to have originally been conical in shape with a flat top where the loop attaches. It weighs 35.07gm and measures 26.32mm maximum width (15.51mm minimum width/thickness) and 34.34mm in height. The loop measures 20.31mm in height and 12.60mm in width. The lead has become white in colour and the iron loop has evidence of corrosion.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hampshire
Date between 43 and 410
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FindID: 576557
Old ref: WILT-6DA484
Filename: WILT-6DA484.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/439574
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/439574
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/576557
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