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Unique ID: KENT-7471A5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
An early Roman strap-mounted terret fragment. Incomplete semi-circular or arc shaped fragment with oval cross-section of variable size around the ring. Narrow, sub-rectangular shaped loop attachment for a separate strap. There is an attractive glossy dark brown patina but also some rusty brown surface deposits from the water logged ground conditions. Truncated length 43mm, Truncated width 27.1mm, Thickness 7.8mm, Diameter 43mm, Weight 14.6g.
Ref. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom, Volume 1, Brian Read, Portculis Publishing 2001, page 59 Fig. 39, Celtic & Roman Artefacts, Nigel Mills, Greenlight Publishing 2000, page 77 and Benet's Second Edition, Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, compilied by P.G. Muranski 2003, page 90-95 No. 15-0103/0104/0114/0115.
Notes:
West Kent Detector Club co-operative effort with West Kent Archaeological Society - Darent Valley Archaeological Project. Ref. FF 10 SF 13 C (SF'D'016)
Class:
terret
Sub class: strap-mounted
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to Landowner
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 43 mm
Width: 27.1 mm
Thickness: 7.8 mm
Weight: 14.6 g
Diameter: 43 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 5th April 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: FF 10 SF 13 C (SF 'D' 016)
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Sevenoaks (District)
To be known as: SEVENOAKS
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (From FLO)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mills, N. and Payne, G. | 2000 | Celtic and Roman Artefacts | Witham | Greenlight Publishing | 77 | ||
| Murawski, P.G. | 2003 | Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom | P.G. Murawski | 38 | 15-0103/0104/0114/0115 | ||
| Read, B. | 2001 | Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | 59 | 39 |
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