Record ID: OXON-0C9998
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, lead weight or spindle whorl of Roman to Post-Medieval date (c.43-1700). It is circular in plan, rectangular in cross section and has flat surfaces on both sides which have rounded edges. The is a circular shaped hole cut through the centre of the weight.  The object is an off white colour with grey inclusions. It is 23.4mm in diameter, 4.4mm thick and weighs 14.53 grams. A similar example on the Portable Antiquities database is OXON-B3F1A7.
Created on: Friday 25th November 2022
Last updated: Friday 25th November 2022
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Record ID: OXON-0C66B1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete, slightly damaged lead weight or spindle whorl of Roman to Post-Medieval date (c.43-1700). It is circular in plan, and D-shaped in cross section with a convex top and flat bottom. There are areas of damage on both the top and the bottom.  It has a sub-oval central hole and is an off white colour with grey inclusions. It is 28.2mm in diameter, 7mm thick and weighs 23.45 grams. A similar example on the Portable Antiquities database is OXON-B3F1A7
Created on: Friday 25th November 2022
Last updated: Friday 25th November 2022
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Record ID: OXON-BA79F2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An copper alloy object – possibly a weight, or coin- of probable Roman date. The weight is sub-oval in plan, rectangular in cross section with a very worn design on one surface which includes two parallel lines. The opposite side is too worn to discern a design. The weight is a dark green colour and quite thick. The weight is 21.3mm long, 19.8mm wide, 3.8mm thick and weighs 8.82 grams. The weight was found near a number of Roman coins so may be dated to this period but is too thick relatvie to its diameter to be identified as a coin.
Created on: Monday 21st November 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st November 2022
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Record ID: SF-A61C4A
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete probable Roman copper-alloy steelyard weight dating to circa AD 43-410. Less than half of the piece now sirvives. It consists of circular suspension loop at the apex and a biconical body separated by a transverse median moulded rib. The external face is decorated with incised longitudinal grooves. The interior is plain. Length: 38.2mm; Width: 22.1mm; Thickness: 6.8mm; Weight: 20.34g.
Created on: Tuesday 8th November 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Stoke by Nayland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-A52C73
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead possible steelyard weight. Cast globular weight with a central moulded hole of probably rectangular form, patinated. This object might be taken for a biconvex whorl were the central aperture not rectilinear in its form; it is also too heavy. It is considered this may be a small steelyard weight whence a separate iron hook has been withdrawn in antiquity, before its rusting could leave any staining. There is a suspicion of open cross-hatching on the body of the object, perhaps masked by chewing, as by a small child or vermin. Suggested date: possibly Roman, 43-410 Diameter: 29.3mm…
Created on: Tuesday 8th November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 8th November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-28622D
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead and iron possible steelyard weight fragment. A thick flat-sided fragment of cast lead with two moulded straight edges meeting at a corner, with the object broken to reveal an embedded iron hook of thickness 7mm with a U-shaped end continuing into the lead. At its edge, two layers of lead appear, so the hook may have been sandwiched between superimposed layers or within a folded lead sheet. The lead is patinated and the iron rusted. This configuration recalls the construction of Roman steelyard weights, and this may be part of one, albeit of aberrant and probably homemade form. It …
Created on: Wednesday 2nd November 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Springthorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-281DE1
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead possible steelyard weight, as kindly suggested by the finder. Cast elongated plano-convex weight with a central moulded tapered aperture of maximum diameter 8mm, possibly where a separate iron loop has been withdrawn. The edge of the hole is lined with white fixative and the same material appears on the dented base of the object. Shrinkage lines round the hole may suggest the object was cast in an open mould. Patinated. Suggested date: possibly Roman, 43-410 Diameter: 30.2mm, Height: 27mm, Weight: 117.83gms
Created on: Wednesday 2nd November 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Springthorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-A75BA4
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy biconical Roman steelyard weight of 377.86g (12.15 oz or a little over 1 Roman libra). The weight has an incomplete iron suspension loop on the top. There are a series of short radial scratches around one half of the lower hemisphere; the regularity suggests they may be intentional but it is unclear as to whether they represent lettering, numerals or abstract decoration.
Created on: Thursday 27th October 2022
Last updated: Thursday 27th October 2022
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Record ID: YORYM-7F1062
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy possible steelyard weight of Roman date, c.AD 43 – 410. The object is in the form of a forward-facing female head with an elongated ovate perforation to the reverse. It terminates at the collar in a worn and distorted curve to the front. The hair is shown as a raised ridge framing the face in a pleat-like design which continues to the neckline and collar. A prominent brow is displayed above ovate eyes with distinct eyelids, to either side of a raised nose. A downturned moulded mouth is present below the nose. The object is hollow though filled with s…
Created on: Tuesday 25th October 2022
Last updated: Thursday 19th January 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: DENO-EACD33
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman lead steelyard weight, dating to c. AD 43 - 410. The object is large and globular with a flattened base, a subcircular central recess and iron staining. At the top are the remnants of an iron suspension loop, centrally placed. There are no surface markings and the object has a creamy white colour. Roman steelyard weights are usually biconical, but weights of other shapes may also be Roman. Diameter 49.8 mm, thickness 27.8 mm and weight 470.8 g.
Created on: Tuesday 18th October 2022
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
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Record ID: NARC-544A64
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead suspension Weight or Plumb bob of Roman to Post Medieval date (AD 43-1800). The object is sub-ovate, or sub-conical in form with an incised groove which may have held a suspension loop. There is s possible casting spru toward the end and the groove. Diameter: 23.86mm, Weight: 64.7g The surface has numerous shallow grooves and some pitting. The metal is grey in colour with a predominantly smooth patina. The patina suggests the object dates to the latter half od the given time period.  The mass does not appear to correspond closely with any regular s…
Created on: Tuesday 11th October 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 11th October 2022
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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: YORYM-F397D1
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete lead-alloy steelyard weight of Roman date, c.AD 43 - 410. The weight is bi-conical with an iron suspension loop projecting from the apex of each end. The surface of the weight is worn and pitted. The lead has a light grey/white patina and is worn. The weight is 43.4mm long, 33.4mm in diameter and weighs 146g. Steelyards are portable ‘scales with beam arms of unequal length’ (Crummy 1983, 99), rather than being an equal-arm balance.  The material being weighed was suspended via a loop at the terminal end, often in a pan, or from a double hook attached …
Created on: Thursday 6th October 2022
Last updated: Thursday 19th January 2023
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Record ID: SUR-40DD7D
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy steelyard weight of 472.11g (~ 1.5 Roman libra or 1 modern Imperial pound). The weight is pear shaped, 53.7mm in length and 40.4mm in diameter, with holes in the centre of both end for iron suspension loops. There are no marks.
Created on: Wednesday 28th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 28th September 2022
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Record ID: BERK-192CC8
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A lead-alloy and iron steelyard weight of Roman date. The weight is bi-conical with two iron projects from the top apex which are the remains of a broken loop.
Created on: Monday 26th September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 19th January 2023
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Record ID: NLM-6EE80F
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead steelyard weight. A small cast bi-conical weight with a blind hole in one end and a rectangular socket [5mm x 3mm x depth 6mm] in the other, patinated. The form would suggest use with a small version of a steelyard beam; the lack of rust or corrosion staining at the socket from a suspension loop would suggest the latter had been removed before the object was deposited. Suggested date: Roman, 43-410 Diameter: 23.3mm, Height: 20.9mm, Weight: 54.20gms
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 19th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winteringham', grid reference and parish protected.

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: IOW-632FFD
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman steelyard weight, c.AD 43-410. A fragment of a sub-triangular Roman steelyard weight with a D-shaped section. This object has a central iron hoop, sunken into the lead alloy weight. Most of the weight is missing after breaking off prior to deposition.
Created on: Wednesday 24th August 2022
Last updated: Monday 5th September 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-81BAB2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead-alloy suspension weight of uncertain date. The weight is cotton reel shaped - circular in cross-section with a narrowed waist. The metal is worn with indentations and heavy wear to the outer edges. The narrower waist was probably used as the method of suspension.
Created on: Saturday 13th August 2022
Last updated: Sunday 14th August 2022
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