Roman Brooch Field - Day 3...(Finished)

[CRUSADER]

Finished the main area in about 4 hours. We then did 45 minutes on the Roman Wood Field & got 15 Roman Coins!

The Brooch Field Finds were:

9 Roman Scrappies
Nice Fibula
Roman Steelyard Weight (Acorn)
Roman Pin
Roman Disc Mount?
Another Hobnail
bits..
And a Hammered Groat of Edward III (cut & needed straighting)

 

[Westfront]

Great fibula and the groat isn't bad too! The broken fibula was a big one, too bad that it's in half....

 

[CRUSADER]

Great fibula and the groat isn't bad too! The broken fibula was a big one, too bad that it's in half....

Just checked, its my first Ed III Groat, only had 1 halfgroat, plus pennies etc..

 

[cntrydncr1]

love the fibula! nice hunt!

 

[Tnmountains]

Great finds Crusader. What is Roman acorn steel yard weight ? Nice post and finds.
HH
TnMtns

 

[CRUSADER]

Great finds Crusader. What is Roman acorn steel yard weight ? Nice post and finds.
HH
TnMtns

Steelyard balance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A steelyard balance (above) is a crude but accurate way to measure items. This is thought to be a counter balance/weight in the shape of an acorn. It is rare but not unknown to have these in bronze & in difference shapes like heads etc. The most common ones are just Lead with a iron or bronze loop. This is a small example, but the iron residue still fills the loop, so indicates a utility use instead of a pendant/jewelry. I thought it a little too small, but maybe they weighed finer objects with it instead of the larger ones for grain etc...

Another possible answer is a plumb-bob although on the light side, so less likely. (specially with an iron chain)