Record ID: WILT-6E6CD8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavy iron (possibly lead filled) object which may be a Roman steelyard poise. The object is in essence a heavy round globular ball with a protrusion at one end which may have been an integral circular-section suspension loop with a collar. The base is slightly flattened. The object has a seam running around it from top to bottom. The patina of the object is dark black with a silvery sheen. There are large patches of reddish-brown corrosion. The object weighs 347g and measures 56.87mm in height and has a circumference of 45.85mm. Cf Read B, 2001, Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, P…
Created on: Monday 14th March 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 4th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cubitt Town', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WILT-5D5411
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded iron nail probably Roman and dating to the period AD 43-410. The nail has a square-sectioned, tapering stem, the end of the stem is missing. The head appears to be sub-round or possibly rectangular. The nail is similar to Type 1A in WH Manning Catalogue of the Romano-British Iron Tools, Fittings and Weapons in the British Museum (1985). The nail is 61.31mm in length and 29.28mm wide across the head and weighs 41.79g.
Created on: Wednesday 28th May 2014
Last updated: Thursday 17th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Witham Friary', grid reference and parish protected.