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62 Baked Clay Ballista Onager ammunition
Baked Clay (with Terracotta insert?) Ballista/Scorpio (small catapult), Onager (similar to Ballista) ammunition.
Round (slightly ovoid) and very similar to shot found at the Camp of Scipio at Numantia an Ancient settlement in Spain at the confluence of the Durius (now Douro) River and Merdancho River.
See Roman Military Equipment pg 18 fig5.
Weight (circa) 126 grams
Circumference 141mm.
(N.B could also be used by Slingers or Simply hand thrown)
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