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BELL
Unique ID: LANCUM-C345C6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Date from: Post AD 1650
Date to: Ante AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 20.56 g
Diameter: 40 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st May 2004
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Preston (District)
To be known as: Broughton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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