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STUD
Unique ID: WAW-229C31
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman, possibly, stud or handle: The copper alloy stud has a circular head with a slightly domed head. The underside is also slightly convex with an integral conical with concave sides. The base of the conical has a circular perforation which is filled with iron. The surface of the stud is abraded and has traces of a blue/green patina, otherwise the surface is abraded. The stud measures 16.85mm long, the head are 13.58mm diameter, and weighs 5.95g.
The stud may date to the Roman period, studs are common at this time, but a comparison cannot be found for this shape. It is the patina that suggests a Roman date. However it may date to the Post Medieval period and is a type of handle.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.85 mm
Weight: 5.95 g
Diameter: 13.58 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Monday 20th October 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Aston Cantlow (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP1559
Four figure Latitude: 52.22899884
Four figure longitude: -1.78180509
1:25K map: SP1559
1:10K map: SP15NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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