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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: NLM-5B94A6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
White metal unidentified object. An indented Y-shaped fragment with its stalk lost to a recent break. The initials C R are adjacent to the broken edge and aligned with it; a tiny cinquefoil occupies each branch of the Y. A finely pelleted border follows the unbroken edge. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1625-1685.
Length: 12.0mm, Width: 18.3mm, Thickness: 1.5mm, Weight: 1.99gms
Inscription:
C R
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1625
Date to: Exactly AD 1685
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 12 mm
Width: 18.3 mm
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 1.99 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 28th September 2020
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM45634
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Gainsborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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