A Roman bronze steelyard with weight

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A Roman bronze steelyard with weight
consisting of a four-sided pin, the points of the scale grooved along the side, flattened at one end, with suspension loop above, from two holes hang a hook on a chain and a hook with circular lead weight attached, another hook seperate -- 6¾in. (17.2cm.) long, circa 2nd-5th Century A.D.

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