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WEIGHT

Unique ID: WAW-05A497

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete cast lead Roman steelyard weight.It is biconical and is roughly circular in cross section, with a central iron core, which would have become a loop, but has now broken.

The weight is 40.7mm in Length, 42.35mm wide and weighs 306 grams

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 41
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 40.7 mm
Width: 42.35 mm
Weight: 306 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 22nd March 2011

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 4262

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Bromsgrove (District)
Parish or ward: Alvechurch (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP0475
Four figure Latitude: 52.37303
Four figure longitude: -1.942671
1:25K map: SP0475
1:10K map: SP07NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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