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Roman Steelyard Weight
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West Berkshire, Paula Levick, 2008-09-23 18:47:37
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Roman Steelyard Weight
Description
English: A lead Roman bi-conical weight with an iron loop at each end, one of which is now broken. Probably for use with a steelyard The Roman standard of weight was the libra or pound which weighed about 327gms, and which was split into 12 parts called unicae or ounces, each of 27 grams. Date circa 43-410 AD. Dimensions: Length 1.43mm; diameter 0.71mm; weight 38.68g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Oxfordshire
Date between 43 and 410
Accession number
FindID: 232141
Old ref: BERK-230126
Filename: Or87.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/188326
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/188326/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/232141
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