Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds

Pierced pottery counters (Fig 99J 2463-2482)
2464 SF LWC 1084. B199. Uncertain. Probably Roman. Wall sherd. Fragment.
The edge is ground and the inner surface is slightly abraded. Diameter
85.0 mm. thickness 11.0 mm. Diameter of perforation 10.5 mm. The wall
of the hole is smooth but not straight-sided. Grey ware. Roman.
2465 SF LWC 638. B239. Medieval. Wall sherd. Fragment. The edge is ground
but of irregular diameter and the perforation is off-centre. Diameter
approximately 82.0 mm. thickness 12.0 mm. Diameter of perforation
12.0 mm. The wall of the hole is smooth but not straight-sided. Grey
ware. Probably Roman.
2466 SF LWC 1144. B321 F70. Cellar backfill. Period 5. Wall sherd.
Fragment. The edge is ground but irregular. Diameter approximately
41.5 mm. thickness 5.0 mm. Diameter of perforation 6.0 mm. The wall
of the hole is smooth and straight. Grey ware. Roman.
2468 SF LWC 3408. L452 F266? Pitt Period 5. Base sherd. Slightly chipped.
The edge is ground and the outer surface is abraded. Diameter 39.5 mm.
thickness 7.5 mm. Diameter of perforation 7.0 mm. The wall of the
hole is smooth but not straight. Black burnished ware. 2nd century or
later.
2469 SF LWC 3966. R4. Topsoil and machine clearance. Post-Roman. Wall
sherd. The edge is ground but irregular and both surfaces are abraded.
Diameter 28.0 mm. thickness 5.0 mm. Diameter of perforation 5.0 mm.
The wall of the hole is smooth but not straight. Grey ware. Roman.
2470 SF LWC 4195. U51 F10. Pit. Medieval. Wall sherd. A rough-out.
Diameter 58.5 mm. thickness 7.5 mm. The diameter of the perforation
varies greatly. from 9.5 to 14.0 mm. The wall of the hole is smooth
but not straight. The manufacture of the hole is likely to have
preceded the roughing-out of the counter. Grey ware. 1st century or
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