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Unique ID: SF-000272

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

a copper alloy nail of probable Roman date. It has a solid, dome-shaped head which is worn, and may have had a flat band beneath the dome, 8.73mm in diameter and 8.45mm in height. The shaft is polygonal and tapers towards a worn point. The shaft measures 20.45mm in length, and the pin weighs 3.29g. It is most likely to be a furniture upholstery nail, and similar examples from Roman Colchester are illustrated in Crummy, 1983, (nos 2995, 3002)

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 28.64 mm
Weight: 3.29 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st March 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Braintree (District)
To be known as: Belchamp St Paul

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Crummy, N.	1983	Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester, 1971-9	Colchester	Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd	fig.116, nos 2995, 3002

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Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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