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Roman copper alloy steelyard
Large bun-shaped counterweight covered in copper alloy with a thich loop at the top. Through this passes a wire, both ends of which are wrapped back around the wire - the lower three times, the upper four. A deep groove runs around the belly of the weight. Condition: complete
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
82.22H/2.82.1
Find Information
Site Name: Segontium, Caernarfon
Grid Reference: SH 485 624
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1977
Notes: Context, Code: 868, Feature type: fill of drain, Date of context: phase 7A Hadrianic/Antonine late 3rd century
Measurements
diameter / mm:c. 47
height / mm:45
length / mm:82 (suspension wire)
weight / g:397
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