Vine St Leicester Roman Townhouse Selected Roman Metal Objects

<p>  </p> <p>Group of 3 images, Vine St excavations, a selection of metal small find artefacts from the Roman site:</p> <p><strong>VineSt_CoinHoard.jpg</strong></p> <p>Image of Vine St excavations finds. Coin hoard or cluster, found buried in a pit in the south-west corner of Building 1M, Room 16. 542 nummi dating from AD 320-335. Probably originally buried in a large rectangular chest.</p> <p><strong>VineSt_LeadSeals.jpg</strong></p> <p>Image of Vine St excavations finds. Military lead seals, obverse top; reverse below. Legio III, VI, and XX. Used to seal military supplies. Very rare from civilian sites.</p> <p><strong>VineSt_RomanSteelyardBeam.jpg</strong></p> <p>Image of Vine St excavations find. Roman bronze (copper alloy) steelyard beam. Used for weighing small items, indicating trade/industry.</p>