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Record ID: NMS-3CBB14
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman bi-conical steelyard weight, made of lead with a remnant of an iron loop at the top. It is nearly perfectly circular and symmetrical. The apices and the equatorial edge are rounded rather than sharp. The loop is almost entirely missing, broken off at the level of the surrounded lead, and the break is old. No iron emerges from the base. Mid- 1st to early 5th century. Height: 43.3mm. Diameter: 44.4mm. Weight: 364.5g
Created on: Monday 9th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-AE5CEE
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight, discoidal with slightly splayed sides, diameter 26.3 - 27.5mm, thickness 8.5mm. The weight, 51.01g, does not conform with either the Avoirdupois (1.799oz) or the Troy system (1.639oz). It is possibly Roman and for 2 unciae (c.54g). Mid 1st - 4th century.
Created on: Wednesday 20th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th September 2023
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Record ID: NMS-5CAC36
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman lead steelyard weight. It is biconical: sub-circular in cross-section, with rounded apices that are well-centred. Two embedded iron rods of circular cross-section are visible at the top: the remnant of a loop which has broken away, not recently, at the level of the surrounding lead. The surface of the lead is marked by a few accidental shallow gouges and linear scars. 1st to early 5th century. Diameter: 39.0 x 35.9mm. Height: 44.0mm. Weight: 295g
Created on: Monday 4th September 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2023
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Record ID: NMS-0B9FB8
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman biconical lead steelyard weight. It has an embedded U-shaped, rectangular-cross-sectioned iron loop at one end and the stub of another iron element, perhaps another loop, at the opposite end. The break is not recent. The surface of the lead is marked extensively with short shallow linear scars. 1st to early 5th century. Height: 48.3mm. Diameter: 37.0mm. Weight: 185.6g  
Created on: Wednesday 7th December 2022
Last updated: Friday 28th April 2023
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Record ID: NMS-7C0B41
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman lead steelyard weight. It very approximately bi-conical: it is bulbous around the middle rather than having a defined arris, and it is far from perfectly circular. There is a shallow oval indentation at one end and a double-oval one (a bit like a figure-of-eight) at the other, but no remnant of a loop survives. It has suffered some deep scars, probably due to contact with the plough. 1st to early 5th century. Length (pole to pole): 32.5mm. Diameter: 29.7 – 32.1mm. Weight: 140g.
Created on: Tuesday 25th October 2022
Last updated: Thursday 19th January 2023
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Record ID: NMS-28886C
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead or lead alloy 1 pound steelyard weight with axial remains of an iron suspension insert. The weight is bi-conical with a flattened equator. At the apex of the upper cone, there is the remains of an iron insert, probably a loop or hook for suspension. The iron insert does not protrude through to the opposite side of the weight. The surface of the weight is heavily corroded to a whitish-grey colour, and is very scratched and pockmarked through interaction with the soil. The bi-conical form and iron suspension loop are typically Roman, as is the predomina…
Created on: Sunday 9th October 2022
Last updated: Monday 10th October 2022
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Record ID: NMS-1EC88D
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete bi-conical lead steelyard weight of Roman date. It is oval in cross-section, 27.4 x 24.5mm at the centre, with one near-complete conical half tapering to a point at which an iron rod emerges and is turned over, probably originally to form a D-shaped loop which is now crushed. Some of this half is missing, with an irregular gouge out of one side. Most of the other half is missing, with a square depression or gouge at the break revealing the corroded iron rod, which originally would have run from one end to the other and be used for suspension. There are hints of a s…
Created on: Friday 2nd September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 19th January 2023
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Record ID: NMS-8EC4FF
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Ovoid lead weight with remains of iron attachment rod passing axially from top to bottom. The weight is light grey in colour with surface dents and scrapes but no decoration. Weights such as this are usually identified as steelyard weights which were in common use during the Roman, Medieval and Post Medieval periods. There is no archaeological context or stylistic markers for this weight, but the degree of patination is suggestive of some age, therefore a wide range date is suggested curtailed in the 17th century. A similar weight can be seen at KENT-D4981D on the PAS database. Circa …
Created on: Thursday 2nd June 2022
Last updated: Sunday 5th June 2022
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Record ID: NMS-CB8EAA
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Conical lead weight of uncertain date. The weight has a circular base with tapering conical sides and is pinched at the top with a transverse circular suspension hole. There are four circular holes spaced equally around the edge of the underside of the weight, that penetrate upwards through to the sides of the conical body. The surface of the weight is pock-marked through minor impacts but there is a possible raised mark to one side in an area of damage that could be a 'V'. The holes are unlikely to be for calibration purposes but serve some other function, There is another similar w…
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2022
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Record ID: NMS-8B0EC0
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete lead bi-conical steelyard weight with corroded stubs of inserted iron bar at either end. Crudely made, irregular, asymmetrical and damaged. Diameter at mid-point 23mm. Length 28mm. Weight 42.78g. AD 43 - 410.
Created on: Thursday 2nd December 2021
Last updated: Saturday 15th July 2023
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Record ID: NMS-A9C9C3
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Biconical lead steelyard weight, of probable Roman date, with an embedded U-shaped, circular cross-sectioned copper-alloy loop at the top. Another copper-alloy loop, also circular in cross-section, is linked to the first one. This is teardrop shaped, with one terminal coiled three times into a now vacant tube and the other terminating close to the tube’s lower-side opening. The coiled terminal seems likely to be broken and missing further coils if it was to suspend the weight securely. If this is the case, the break is worn. The upper and lower ‘halves’ of the weight are of…
Created on: Wednesday 4th August 2021
Last updated: Friday 22nd October 2021
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Record ID: NMS-B670C3
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman lead steelyard weight; regular fully-round oval shape (circular in horizontal cross-section and oval in vertical cross-sections) and taller than it is wide (at a ratio of about 1:1 1/3). It is slightly flattened on the base and protruding from centre of the top is the stub of an iron loop. The surface of the lead is marked by several thick but superficial linear scars randomly distributed and at a variety of angles. 1st to 4th century AD. Height (including loop stub): 57.1mm (excluding loop stub): 53.3mm. Diameter at centre. 39.0mm. Weight: 483g
Created on: Wednesday 24th March 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 4th October 2023
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Record ID: NMS-D5FF58
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman lead steelyard weight, discoidal with a corroded embedded iron loop flattened onto the slightly damaged upper face. The edge of the lower face is rounded. Diameter 34mm. 15mm thick. Weight 104.33g. 4 Roman unciae (= 108g), although there is no necessity for a steelyard weight to match any one weight system.
Created on: Friday 5th February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 28th July 2021
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Record ID: NMS-BC06EB
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large biconical lead steelyard weight with stubs of iron loop at either end, of probable Roman date. It is crudely made, measuring 40 x 43mm at the widest point where the two halves meet, and 32mm long at most. Neither half is quite conical; the cross-section is oval at the central point, and the highest point is not central on one half. There are two iron stubs at either end, both oval in cross-section. It weighs 198.6g.
Created on: Friday 13th March 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd February 2023
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Record ID: NMS-FBD030
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight, probably a Roman steelyard weight. The body of the weight is lead, and it is roughly globular, with an iron rod protruding at either end (top and bottom). Viewed from one end (either top or bottom) it is sub-rectangular, measuring c. 43 x 37mm; viewed from the side, it is oval or sub-circular. In general it is very battered-looking, with dents and scratches and one deep cut. The iron rod at one end looks square in cross-section, of side 6.5mm; at the other end it is too corroded to tell the shape. The overall length from one end of the iron to the other is 55mm, and the l…
Created on: Tuesday 10th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 9th January 2020
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Record ID: NMS-06B052
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possibly Roman lead steelyard weight, conical with remains of an embedded iron suspension loop through the whole height but absent from the top. There are several V-sectioned grooves on the surfaces of the side and base. Height 44.8mm. Diameter 38mm. Weight 231g. Perhaps mid 1st - 4th century.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd October 2019
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Record ID: NMS-05DAD7
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possibly Roman lead steelyard weight, egg-shaped with an embedded iron suspension loop. There are several V-sectioned grooves on the surface, two forming an irregular X. Height 41.2mm (without loop 37mm). Diameter 29.5mm. Weight 189.08g. Perhaps for 7 Roman ounces (unciae) which = c.189g. However, as there is no need for a steelyard weight to relate to any weight system this correlation may be coincidental.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd October 2019
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Record ID: NMS-2EBEDA
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman lead steelyard weight, biconvex with remains of an embedded iron suspension loop. Height 28mm. Diameter 36mm. Weight 160.94g. The closeness to 6 Roman ounces (unciae), c.162g, is coincidental. Mid 1st - 4th century.
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd October 2019
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Record ID: NMS-9CBBD1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman plano-convex lead steelyard weight, large central perforation in base with three corroded circular iron inserts, and the remains of one emerging from the upper surface. Diameter 39mm, thickness 18mm, hole diameter in base 18mm, in upper face 10mm. Weighs 217g. AD43-409.
Created on: Thursday 24th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th February 2019
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Record ID: NMS-A4A898
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman lead steelyard weight, biconical with an embedded iron suspension loop at one end, and damaged side. Height 30.5mm (24mm excluding loop). Diameter 25mm. Weight 65g. Mid 1st - 4th century.
Created on: Tuesday 25th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 25th September 2018
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