File:Roman steelyard (?) weight - from above (FindID 66141).jpg

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Roman steelyard (?) weight - from above
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Julian Watters, 2004-05-06 16:18:47
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Roman steelyard (?) weight - from above
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English: Lead alloy Roman biconical steelyard weight. There is a sharp corrosion break at the centre and the surfces are slightly crazed through corrosion. The suspension loop is missing and the hole at the top, through which it was connected, is fairly rough. It is 45.9mm in length and 46.7mm wide and it weighs 306g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 43 and 410
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FindID: 66141
Old ref: BH-A55BA3
Filename: Lead weight 0386-33 view 2.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/24581
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/24581/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/66141
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