Rights Holder: Norfolk County Council
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Unique ID: NMS-59B829
Object type certainty: Certain
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Roman copper alloy furniture fitting or possibly a lock pin. A corroded and broken rectangular-sectioned shank with a circular-sectioned terminal consisting of a double-moulded collar, before tapering towards a collared, rounded knop at the apex. Total surviving length 41mm. Terminal length 22mm, diameter 9mm. Shank at most complete point 5 x 8mm.
For more complete and possibly similar objects see Crummy (1983, 125, fig.137, no.4142 and 4143). For similar terminals see IOW-FE3FC4 and NMS-999FA6 / HER58008.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 409
Quantity: 1
Length: 41 mm
Width: 8 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Diameter: 22 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 26th March 2014 - Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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SMR reference number: 59739
Other reference: GC
4 Figure: TG0609
Four figure Latitude: 52.63962015
Four figure longitude: 1.04313442
1:25K map: TG0609
1:10K map: TG00NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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