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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
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1927-1929
Acquisition
Donation, 6/2/1932
Measurements
length / mm:98
length / mm:53 (point)
Material
iron
Location
Caerleon: Case 06 Arms and Armour
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