01-27-2006, 06:08 PM
Quote:The weight of the surviving metal portions ranges between 61 and 95 grams, IIRW.Of roughly 100 plumbatae that I know of, I have the weight of only 11 that include shaft and lead weight. These weigh resp. 38, 48, 60, 66, 74, 91, 101, 105, 118, 132 and 180 grams.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)