Record ID: KENT-CD6E28 - ROMAN button and loop fastener

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BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER

Unique ID: KENT-CD6E28

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of A cast copper alloy ring

An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman button and loop fastener, with only the loop surviving. It is a Wild Class IX. It is circular in plan, and D shape in section (with a flat reverse). There is a single broken protrusion on the reverse, which was the probably the connection to the button portion. It is in good condition, with a dark green patina. There are some old shallow breaks, or chips along the loop. It measures 21.64 mm DIA x 5.36 mm TH and weighs 6.51 g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 400

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 5.36 mm
Weight: 6.51 g
Diameter: 21.64 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Greater London
District: Bromley
Parish: Bromley

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TQ4263
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source:
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]

Personal details

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Recorded by: Miss Karen Dunford - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Miss Karen Dunford - [view all attributed records]

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