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Roman steelyard weight
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Winchester Museums Service, Katie Hinds, 2013-10-08 13:31:00
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Roman steelyard weight
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English: A lead alloy steelyard weight, probably dating to the Roman period (AD 43-410). The weight is biconical with remains of a circular iron suspension loop shaft protruding from the top and bottom. The form is usually considered as Roman, and the beam balance is thought to have been lost in Britain between the end of the Roman period and the later medieval period when it was reintroduced from the continent. The steelyard weight measures 28.56mm high, 26.66mm in diameter and weighs 70 grams. Many similar examples have been recorded on the PAS database; for example, cf.: <a title="View details for IOW-5D2D47" href="http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/522606">IOW-5D2D47</a> and <a title="View details for SOM-5B2F75" href="http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/522574">SOM-5B2F75</a>.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hampshire
Date between 43 and 410
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FindID: 579567
Old ref: HAMP-2D7A82
Filename: HAMP-2D7A82.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/441788
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/441788
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/579567
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