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Unique ID: WILT-E2A7F2
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Fourteen iron nails or parts of nails, all very heavily corroded and collectively weighing 172.29g.
The three longest are c.58mm in length with oval or circular heads, c.17mm wide max. Of the remainder at least four others are broken along the shank, and those that retain heads are similarly oval or circular and of similar size. One is short and squat with a square/ lozingiform head (19.63mm long, head 19.5x20.5mm).
Although undatable, the iron nails were found in a pit containing Roman pottery (WILT-E232C8, WILT-E19E94), coins (WILT-200EF8, WILT-203724 and fragment WILT-2057C7 which is possibly a Roman coin),
a fragment of Roman spoon (WILT-250BB8) and copper alloy (WILT-254207) and lead (WILT-616821) metal working debris. A possible Roman date is suggested.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 1
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 14
Weight: 172.29 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st May 2010 - Tuesday 31st August 2010
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Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Mendip (District)
To be known as: Witham Friary
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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