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STEELYARD WEIGHT
Unique ID: BH-3FAAC1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A lead-alloy steelyard weight with iron suspension loop, probably dating from the Roman period.
The lower portion of the solid-cast body is of circular section, the straight sides extending upwards from a flat base. Just above halfway up, the surfaces of the weight angle inwards, towards a central point. The apex loop, made of iron wire, has been pushed into the surface of the lead alloy and is broken at one point.
Dimensions: height: 61.7mm; width: 45.5mm. Weight: 507g (just over one and a half Roman librae).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 409
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 61.7 mm
Width: 45.5 mm
Weight: 507 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 15th August 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 13/58 - 23
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Lilley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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