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Archaeologia Cantiana -  Vol. 6  1866  page 162

Account of the Society's Researches at Sarr (Sarre) Part II by John Brent Esq., F.S.A.

is marked with five dots, and another with seven; but I am unable to trace any proportion or relative connection between these or any of them.1
  
2. The lock has a bolt made to ascend diagonally into the bronze plate, which is rather more than six inches long, and one and a quarter wide, and is very like such
   1 [I append a description of those engraved, with their weights as ascertained by Mr. Brent:—
   Fig. 1. A heavy rude weight, not made from a coin. Weight 1063 grains.
   Fig. 2. Apparently a large brass of Faustina the elder; type, the Empress, with the attributes of Ceres, sacrificing at an altar. It is much ground down, and has seven linear indentations hammered into the obverse and running diametrically. Weight 320 grains.
   Fig. 3. Second brass of Antoninus Pius. Reverse, Rome seated on a military trophy. Weight 296 grains.
   Fig. 4 A coin obliterated by grinding down to the necessary weight. It is marked with five such indentations as in Fig. 2 Weight 248 grains.
   Fig. 5. Second brass of Antoninus Pius, cut square and much ground down. Weight 190 grains.
   Fig. 6. Apparently a second brass of Nero, but much rubbed or ground. It has three such indentations as Figs. 2 and 4. Weight 146 grains.

   Fig. 7. An obliterated coin, indented with a curious star-shaped pattern on one side, into which brass has apparently been inlaid. Weight 140 grains.
   Fig. 8. Roman brass coin, much rubbed or ground, with curious trefoil ornament stamped into it, as to indicate its weight or use. Weight 96 grains.
   Fig. 9. Brass coin, ground flat on both sides and punched with small round indentations arranged as a cross. Weight 46 grains.
   Fig. 10. Much ground, especially on the reverse. Perhaps a second brass of Constans. Weight 94 grains.
   Fig. 11. Small brass coin. Good head. Roughly cut on surface. Weight 16 grains.
   Fig. 12. Small brass of Constantine. Reverse, two Victories facing each other; legend "Victoriae D. D. N. N. III." Weight 17 grains.
   Fig. 13. Small brass. Obverse inscription, "Urbi [Romae ?]." Reverse, the wolf and twins; in the exergue "P. Len." (Pecunia Londonensis). Weight 18 grains. (An exact duplicate of this coin ass found with the weights and scales at Gilton. See Inv. Sepulch. plate xvii. fig. 18; and p.23.)
   Figs. 14 and 15. Two small rude weights, marked on the surface. Weight 11 and 8 grains respectively.
   In addition to these there are four circular weights, which have no peculiarities of form and are not engraved. One is thick and has certainly not been a coin, resembling Fig. 1, with the exception of being flat on

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