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Roman Steelyard Weight
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North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, 2013-11-15 10:55:44
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Roman Steelyard Weight
Description
English: Lead and iron steelyard weight. Cast biconical weight with ferrous corrosion at its apex marking the stub of an iron suspension loop. Patinated overall. The mass is close to one half of a Roman libra or the equivalent averdepois pound, though the function of the weight when used as a poise did not require it to match the units of a particular system of measurement. Suggested date: Roman, 43-410 AD.

Diameter: 43.3mm, Height: 39.2mm, Weight: c.260gms.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date between 43 and 410
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FindID: 580359
Old ref: NLM-686CC8
Filename: NLM23529.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/446183
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/446183
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/580359
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Object location53° 27′ 17.64″ N, 0° 39′ 22.58″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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