Rights Holder: Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum
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Unique ID: WILT-8E2E71
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Roman steelyard lead weight with a corroded iron loop at both ends. The weight is complete, the iron loops are visible but broken, at both ends of the weight. The weight is broadly circular in plan and lozengeform in cross section. The steelyard weight is 40.56mm in height, 30.14mm in diameter and weighs 112.38 grams.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Quantity: 1
Height: 40.56 mm
Weight: 112.38 g
Diameter: 30.14 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 4th December 2013
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Other reference: SSWM 4080
Primary material: Lead
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: SU1620
Four figure Latitude: 50.97918967
Four figure longitude: -1.77346296
1:25K map: SU1620
1:10K map: SU12SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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