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DIE

Unique ID: NMS-37C467

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Rather abraded lead die, a cube with an arrangement of drilled dots conforming to Brown's numbering system Type Aii which came into use in the Roman period and is still used today (Biddle 1990, 692-4). Its provenance suggests that this die is quite likely to be Roman. 13 x 12.6 x 12mm. Weight 20.11g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 409

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 13 mm
Width: 12.6 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight: 20.11 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 3rd May 2014 - Tuesday 23rd September 2014

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 4079
Other reference: RC092014

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

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Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Kempstone (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF8716
Four figure Latitude: 52.70934955
Four figure longitude: 0.76666878
1:25K map: TF8716
1:10K map: TF81NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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