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Roman iron bolt head
The standard _ballista_ (catapult) bolt throughout the Roman period was a socketed pyramidal iron head on a wooden shaft. This bolt is a point of sharply tapering square section. The shoulder between the point and the socket is not very marked.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
32.60/4.5
Find Information
Site Name: Prysg Field, Caerleon
Collection Method: Excavation
Date: 1927-1929
Acquisition
donation, 6/2/1932
Measurements
Length
(mm): 98
Length
(mm): 53 (point)
Material
Iron
Categories
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