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STEELYARD WEIGHT

Unique ID: BUC-CF4B05

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A roughly finished lead biconical steelyard weight with remnants of an iron suspension loop at one end of the object.

Notes:

Due to conditions at the rally it was not possible to weigh this object.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Retained by finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 50.4 mm
Width: 337 mm
Diameter: 42.46 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 9th October 2004

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Hastoe

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: found at Weekend Wanderers' event
Current location: Retained by finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: BUC
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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