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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1986.65.3584 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name weight, lead weight Description A cone shaped lead weight with iron in centre. Stamped with an M set on a ground line surmounted by further markings now illegible. Weighs close to seven Roman ounces, so the mark above the M may have been S~ for seven ounces and the M probably stands for moneta, indicating the authority of the government department responsible for the control of weights and measures. Roman Production period Roman Material metal, metal Dimensions height: 40.00 mm diameter: 36.00 mm Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1986.65.3584
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

weight, lead weight
Description

A cone shaped lead weight with iron in centre. Stamped with an M set on a ground line surmounted by further markings now illegible. Weighs close to seven Roman ounces, so the mark above the M may have been S~ for seven ounces and the M probably stands for moneta, indicating the authority of the government department responsible for the control of weights and measures. Roman
Production period

Roman
Material

metal, metal
Dimensions

Details