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TOGGLE
Unique ID: SWYOR-72CC15
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy, Roman dumbell toggle dating from the late 1st-3rd century. It consists of a waisted central section with a small collar and a rounded globular terminal at each end. The toggle displays a patchy, light green patina. It is 23.2mm long and 9.4mm in diameter. It weighs 5.96gm.
A similar toggle is illustrated in Cool & Philo (Eds.), 1998, Roman Castleford, Excavations 1974-85: The Small Finds, page 114, number 784. Further examples can be found on the database at references: SWYOR-7C6B0 & SWYOR-CB5AB5.
Class: dumbell
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.2 mm
Weight: 5.96 g
Diameter: 9.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 18th April 2011 - Tuesday 17th April 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1833
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: North Cave (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE9132
Four figure Latitude: 53.776392
Four figure longitude: -0.620608
1:25K map: SE9132
1:10K map: SE93SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butterworth, P., Cool, H.E.M and Philo, C. | 1998 | Roman Castleford Excavations 1974-1985. Volume 1: The small finds | Exeter | West Yorkshire Archaeological Service | 114, number 784 |
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