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Unique ID: NCL-1D2035
Object type certainty: Certain
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A cast copper-alloy lock bolt of the Roman period. The bolt is incomplete, with only one end remaining. There are six openwork squares and a larger openwork rectangle, ending in a flat projection that functioned as a latch. Excavated examples from Roman forts and towns in northern England are generally found in contexts dating to the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.
Class: bolt
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 250
Quantity: 1
Length: 34.4 mm
Width: 13.91 mm
Thickness: 5.6 mm
Weight: 4.7 g
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2008
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
4 Figure: SE2298
Four figure Latitude: 54.377031
Four figure longitude: -1.662823
1:25K map: SE2298
1:10K map: SE29NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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