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Post-Medieval Steelyard Weight
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North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, 2014-06-17 10:17:11
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Post-Medieval Steelyard Weight
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English: Lead and copper alloy probable Steelyard Weight. Cast conical weight with an embedded apical suspension loop of drawn copper alloy wire. Patinated overall. This would only be useful with a small steelyard rather than the larger fixed apparatus used for weighing bulk goods such as lead or wool. The object is assigned to the Roman period by the kind advice of Helen Geake. Suggested date: Roman, 43-410

Diameter (long axis): 21.4mm, Height (excluding loop): 16.5mm, Weight: 28.33gms.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date between 43 and 410
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FindID: 622190
Old ref: NLM-AC3CB8
Filename: NLM25557.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/473018
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/473018
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/622190
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