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SUR-AA5A75: Roman: Steelyard weight

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WEIGHT

Unique ID: SUR-AA5A75

Object type certainty: Certain
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A Roman lead steelyard weight with an embedded iron loop. The weight itself is bullet-shaped with a rounded dome.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Exactly AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 36.65 mm
Width: 25.06 mm
Thickness: 20.44 mm
Weight: 1.7 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: B12-399

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Crowmarsh (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU6185
Four figure Latitude: 51.56059
Four figure longitude: -1.121444
1:25K map: SU6185
1:10K map: SU68NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SUR
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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