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SPUR
Unique ID: LEIC-841C97
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Roman copper alloy Rivet spur, 53mm long, 35mm wide and 7mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 16.91grams. The object consists of an incomplete cruciform mount which curves downwards from its centre. It has three rectangular arms, with sub triangular sections, which terminate in domed circles with central holes. One is shorter than the two flanking it and opposite this, the 'arm' consists solely of two small circular protrusions. The centre of the object consists of a domed circle which has the remains of a large iron pointed 'spur' in its centre. The only decoration is at the end of each arm where two incised lines run parallel just above the circles. The object is very similar to two examples, one from Corbridge and one from Saverne in France, illustrated in Dixon, K and Southern, P. The Roman Cavalry.
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 100
Date to: AD 400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 53 mm
Width: 35 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight: 16.91 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 25th September 2009
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Chesterton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL1295
Four figure Latitude: 52.54134731
Four figure longitude: -0.34997496
1:25K map: TL1295
1:10K map: TL19NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon, K and Southern, P. | 1997 | The Roman Cavalry | Batsford | 58 |
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