ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Truncated cone
Length
4.50 cm
Width
4.50 cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
| Mass (g) | Mass (grain) | Date of measurement | Reference | fragmented | cleaned | reference weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 333.41 | - | - | RIB II | No | No | Yes |
Iconography
| Symbol | Technique | Direction | Position | Number | Synecdoche |
|---|
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
RIB II: Support: Type of object: Weight. Material: Lead. Dimensions: 333.41 gm in weight, tapering from 45 mm to 36 mm in diameter. Decoration and iconography: Shaped like a truncated cone. Condition: Complete. Site: Townhead. Find context: Found. Find date: 2010. Modern location: Current location unrecorded. Institution: (unknown). Text field: Placement of text: On the smaller face. Manner of execution: Incised. Style of lettering: In square-ended strokes. Letter heights: (not specified).
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
| Language | Technique | Legend type |
|---|---|---|
| Latin | Incised | Denomination |
Fac simile
VIII
Edition
VIII.
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
United Kingdom: Scotland
Findspot (site)
Townhead
context
RIB II: By a metal-detectorist.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
ROMAN
Time frame
FROM
43
TO
300
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
| Name | Date of acquisition | Inventory number |
|---|---|---|
| - | ||
Bibliography
| Reference | Page/Column | Reference (number) | Plate / Figure | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIB II | None | Brit.43.30 | None | None |
VARIA
Additional comment
RIB II: y a metal-detectorist, and at present in the National Museum of Antiquities, Edinburgh (E: 12.10.2010), where Fraser Hunter made it available. At Tinwald just to the south (NY 003 813) in 2010, the same detectorist found a lead disc 23 mm in diameter, with central hole and moulded ‘milling’, which weighs 53.74 gm. This is almost two unciae (54.58 gm), but there is no inscription. The weight is just over one libra (327.45 gm) of twelve unciae. VIII (‘8’) cannot refer to the number of unciae (12), but is perhaps an error for XII. It is hardly a note of the number of scripula (each of 1.137 gm) by which it was overweight, since such precision would be unparalleled.
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