File:Incomplete lead steelyard weight of Roman date (AD 43 – AD 410). (FindID 101924).jpg

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Incomplete lead steelyard weight of Roman date (AD 43 – AD 410).
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Frank Basford, Frank Basford, 2005-07-20 16:03:16
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Incomplete lead steelyard weight of Roman date (AD 43 – AD 410).
Description
English: Incomplete lead steelyard weight of Roman date (AD 43 – AD 410). Length 48mm, maximum diameter 53mm. Weight 430g.

The weight is bi-conical in form. Two stubs of a missing iron suspension loop are visible in the face of the upper apex where there is also an area of iron staining. There is no evidence for a hook or loop at the lower apex. The surfaces are rough and corroded and part of the surface around the lower apex has exfoliated.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date between 43 and 410
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FindID: 101924
Old ref: IOW-BC7E54
Filename: IOW2005-140-1.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/69605
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/69605/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/101924
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