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Unique ID: GLO-730F0B
Object type certainty: Certain
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Roman copper alloy military buckle of 'Kidney-bean' type with internal scroll and stepped-strap connector loop. The frame of the buckle is C-shaped with a bevelled outer edge and inwardly curved terminals on the rear edge of the buckle. Dividing the rear terminals of the buckle is a narrowed bar that still holds the iron pin which is now folded backwards along the neck of the strap connecter. The strap connecter consists of two bars with curved terminals forming a narrow neck with a rectangular slot in the centre, the end is then expanded to form the rectangular strap loop terminal.
The buckle is of military type and buckles of this general form have been suggested as being from utilised by the cavalry (Appels & Laycock, 2007, pp 103) . A similar buckle from North Lincolnshire (ibid. pp 103, fig. AA12.11) with a more elaborate neck was suggested as being of early 2nd century date.
see NMGW-E718C4, SF-9AF8D3 and BM-8C2C20 for similar examples
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 200
Quantity: 1
Length: 31 mm
Width: 26 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight: 8.99 g
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2015 - Sunday 1st March 2015
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: SO8829
Four figure Latitude: 51.95935156
Four figure longitude: -2.17604405
1:25K map: SO8829
1:10K map: SO82NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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