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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SUR-FAB4E1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy late Roman buckle plate of military type. The plate has rectangular and circular apertures in groups of three. Across the plate is a rough grid of lines and there are notches along the outer edge. Two rivets survive. The buckle plate can be compared with Appels and Laycock fig.SL10.28.
Notes:
Cf Appels and Laycock figure SL 10.28
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 350
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 35.1 mm
Weight: 6.28 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 21st May 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 13-842
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Honington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP2640
Four figure Latitude: 52.05777636
Four figure longitude: -1.62220502
1:25K map: SP2640
1:10K map: SP24SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appels, A. and Laycock, S. | 2007 | Roman Buckles and Military Fittings | Witham | Greenlight Publishing |
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