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Unique ID: DENO-676415
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman object; cast copper alloy object of uncertain function but probable Roman date. The object is a spiral of copper alloy, forming three ridges with a decorative knop at the top corner. The knop appears to have originally been quatripartite but one of the lobes is now missing. The object has a D-shaped hole through the centre, which is now blocked with a powdery pale green substance, possibly the remains of a paste or a large build-up of copper corrosion product. The function of this object is unclear and no close parallels have come to light. However, the patina of the copper alloy, together with the general form of the object, suggest a possible Roman date.
Length 16.05mm, width 13.45mm, thickness 11.97mm, weight 8.29g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Exactly AD 43
Date to: Exactly AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.05 mm
Width: 13.45 mm
Thickness: 11.97 mm
Weight: 8.29 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2009 - Saturday 18th April 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E6601
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
To be known as: Hockerwood Field
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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