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MOUNT
Unique ID: LANCUM-47E555
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Late Roman cast cu-alloy mount, probably dating from c. AD200-410. The mount is incomplete or possibly a large fragment. It has a nicely moulded obverse made up of typical Roman 'trumpet' design, but the reverse is not finished at all. There are no clear breaks, but it is like that it was broken at the upper end. There are no rivet holes or other pointers as to how it was attached to a leather strap or similar. This is probably further evidence that the item is incomplete.
Cast cu-alloy mounts such as this are associated with the Roman cavalry and were probably used on horse harness. The trumpet motif is an Iron Age design that continued in fashion into the Roman period. Bishop and Coulston, 1993, Roman Military Equipment, Batsford Books, London, illustrate similar mounts on page 156, numbers 8, 9 and 10. Following these examples, the mount recorded here probably dates to the third century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 200
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.5 mm
Width: 22.3 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 7.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 20th February 2009
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
Parish or ward: Lichfield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK1109
Four figure Latitude: 52.678591
Four figure longitude: -1.838738
1:25K map: SK1109
1:10K map: SK10NW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop, M.C. and Coulston, J.C.N. | 1989 | Roman Military Equipment | Aylesbury | Shire Archaeology | 156 | 8, 9 + 10 |
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