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Roman Steelyard Weight
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Somerset County Council, Naomi Payne, 2006-03-24 12:20:13
Title
Roman Steelyard Weight
Description
English: A cast lead steelyard weight of probable Roman date. The weight is biconical (diameter 23mm, height 20.5mm) with a central shaft which contains a thin length of copper alloy. This would have been bent to form a hook at the apex, although the hook survives only to a length of about 10mm and is now bent out of shape. Weight: 46.93g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Dorset
Date between 43 and 1500
Accession number
FindID: 127938
Old ref: SOMDOR-2B5DE6
Filename: 2B5DE6.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/96521
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/96521/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/127938
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution-ShareAlike License version 4.0 (verified 15 November 2020)
Object location50° 44′ 35.88″ N, 2° 32′ 17.3″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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