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COLEM:1986.65.3584

Colchester Collections

weight, lead weight

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

Roman

metal, metal

height: 40.00 mm
diameter: 36.00 mm