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STEELYARD WEIGHT
Unique ID: KENT-9281FE
Object type certainty: Probably
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete, likely Roman, cast, lead steel yard weight c.43-410 AD.
Description: The weight is bi-conical with an iron loop protruding from the top, and the remnants of an iron loop are also present on the bottom. The steelyard weight is a light cream colour with patches of brown, while the iron loop is dark orange in colour.
Dimensions: Height 34.83mm, diameter 28.61mm and weight 76.31g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 34.83 mm
Weight: 76.31 g
Diameter: 28.61 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Canterbury (District)
Parish or ward: Adisham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR2154
Four figure Latitude: 51.24234583
Four figure longitude: 1.16490497
1:25K map: TR2154
1:10K map: TR25SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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