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MOUNT
Unique ID: SUSS-C84067
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval cast copper alloy mount. The mount is domed with a concave back. The front is decorated with four raised concentric circles and there is a circular hole in the centre. It is 26.8mm in diameter, 3.9mm thick and weighs 4.42 grams, the central hole is 4.4mm in diameter. A similar mount was found near by: SUSS-947170, they are both probably 17th or 18th century in date and are similar to the buttons of the period.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.9 mm
Weight: 4.42 g
Diameter: 26.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 1993 - Wednesday 31st December 2003
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PS Box 2 114
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: Near Chichester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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