{"id":1542,"date":"2023-04-05T19:14:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T19:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/?p=1542"},"modified":"2023-12-20T18:29:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T18:29:39","slug":"roman-steelyard-weights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/roman-steelyard-weights\/","title":{"rendered":"ROMAN Steelyard Weights"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Finds from Wirral<\/h1>\n<h4>LVPL-391B06 &#8211; ROMAN Steelyard Weights<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"1544\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/roman-steelyard-weights\/lvpl-391b06\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LVPL-391B06-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Griffiths&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-RX10M4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1680514176&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Brian Griffiths&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24.79&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LVPL-391B06\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LVPL-391B06-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1544 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LVPL-391B06-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"ROMAN Steelyard weights\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LVPL-391B06-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LVPL-391B06-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LVPL-391B06-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LVPL-391B06-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LVPL-391B06-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LVPL-391B06-1800x1200.jpeg 1800w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LVPL-391B06-1200x800.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"1545\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/roman-steelyard-weights\/lvpl-391b06_b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LVPL-391B06_b-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Griffiths&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-RX10M4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1680514198&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Brian Griffiths&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24.79&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LVPL-391B06_b\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LVPL-391B06_b-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1545 alignnone\" style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LVPL-391B06_b-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LVPL-391B06_b-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LVPL-391B06_b-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LVPL-391B06_b-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LVPL-391B06_b-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LVPL-391B06_b-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LVPL-391B06_b-1800x1200.jpeg 1800w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LVPL-391B06_b-1200x800.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nRecent Finds. Steelyard Weights &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These are a couple of our recent finds that have been placed onto the Portable Antiquities Scheme. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.finds.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.finds.org.uk<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>On the left is a Roman (AD43-410) bi-conical steelyard weight. It weighs 131.8 grams&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>PAS reference. LVPL-391B06 <a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1099363\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1099363<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A steelyard is a portable scale with beam arms of unequal length and weights are moved along on a scale. They are used to weigh relatively large items of multiple kilograms either domestically or commercially.<\/p>\n<p>These are the weights that would be hung from the beam arms from hooks in the weights. The left one has an iron core which can be seen at each end but any hooks by which it was suspended have rusted away.<\/p>\n<p>Most steelyard weights recorded on PAS are Roman.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the right is another Steelyard weight. This is rounded and is also listed as possibly Roman (AD 43-410) and it weighs&nbsp; 95.2 grams. This weight has a cast in iron centre but again the loop or hook by which it would be suspended has rusted away.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>LVPL-30DDB5<a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1103214\"> https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1103214<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;It must be stressed that it is also possible that the right hand one may be a later weight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>PAS state that medieval weights usually had a copper alloy shell so it is likely to be either Roman or later Post Medieval.<\/p>\n<p>Both were found in close proximity to each other and will hopefully add some more pieces to our investigation of Wirral history.<\/p>\n<p>Wirral Archaeology CIC.<\/p>\n<p>Interested in finding out more about what we do then get in touch &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finds from Wirral LVPL-391B06 &#8211; ROMAN Steelyard Weights &nbsp; Recent Finds. Steelyard Weights &nbsp; These are a couple of our recent finds that have been placed onto the Portable Antiquities Scheme. (www.finds.org.uk) On the left is a Roman (AD43-410) bi-conical steelyard weight. It weighs 131.8 grams&nbsp; PAS reference. LVPL-391B06 https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1099363 A steelyard is a portable scale with beam arms of unequal length&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1544,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[117,6],"tags":[100],"class_list":["post-1542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finds","category-news","tag-finds"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ROMAN Steelyard Weights - Wirral Archaeology<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/roman-steelyard-weights\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ROMAN Steelyard Weights - Wirral Archaeology\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Finds from Wirral LVPL-391B06 &#8211; ROMAN Steelyard Weights &nbsp; Recent Finds. 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The one on the left has a distinctive shape and has a trace of a steel rod through the centre. This would originally had a hook but this has corroded away. 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