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Roman lead weight
Lead weight or counter, plain on one side, the other showing a cast of the obverse of a sestertius of Domitian, COS XIII, of A.D.87, a little worn when moulded. The plain side, and its weight, precludes the notion that the object was a counterfeit coin.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
81.79H/9.14
Find Information
Site Name: Caerleon Fortress Baths, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1978-1979
Notes: from the site of the frigidarium at the baths
Acquisition
Donation, 6/8/1981
Measurements
diameter / mm:34
thickness / mm:5
weight / g:49.82
Material
lead
Location
Caerleon: Case 15 Health and Leisure
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