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FERRULE
Unique ID: SWYOR-698EC8
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy ring or ferrule, probably of Roman date but of uncertain function. The ring was probably cast in a complete circle, but has broken and now has a small gap. The ends are rough and irregular patinated breaks, suggesting that the ring was not formed by rolling a strip of metal. The outer face of the ring has four grooves running around its circumference, flanking a raised central band. The hoop is D shaped in section with a smooth inner face. The interior diameter of the ring is 21.23mm which is feasible for a finger ring, but the object seems to big and chunky for this purpose. The object may have been some form of ferrule, or perhaps a ring handle from a vessel. The surface of the ring has a well developed light green patina which suggests an ancient date, with some corrosive pitting. Compare SWYOR-075250.
Notes:
This object was found in an area where cropmarks suggest a Romano-British settlement.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.74 mm
Width: 24.3 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm
Weight: 9.28 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 19th February 2013 - Tuesday 18th February 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2327
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Sykehouse (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE6518
Four figure Latitude: 53.65446638
Four figure longitude: -1.01800022
1:25K map: SE6518
1:10K map: SE61NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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