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Unique ID: PUBLIC-640928
Object type certainty: Certain
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Roman lead alloy type 1 sling shot (glans). Biconical in form and measures 32mm in length and 24mm in width. Weighs 97.8g. Found close to 11 others, which are recorded as PUBLIC-07BA1C, PUBLIC-65B703, PUBLIC-65DD1A et seq. Probably dates from the mid-1st century - see S. J. Greep; Britannia volume XVIII, 1987, p183 - 200
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to Landowner
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 25
Date to: Circa AD 75
Quantity: 1
Length: 32 mm
Weight: 97.8 g
Diameter: 24 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 2nd May 2015
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Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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