lead weights

[PhilusEstilius]

It sounds like this lead weight may well have belonged to Roman steelyard weight system. this is where they used differing sized weights at various points along the balance rod of the scale. It was some years now that my son in law found a one that looked like the head of a wrestler, however the top was bronze and the lead weight had fallen out of this one. It was a system used for measuring small quantities such as spices maybe.