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STUD
Unique ID: BH-2E41F1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Roman copper-alloy bell shaped stud of Allason-Jones type 1 with part of its iron shaft remaining.
The central portion of the solid-cast head is of circular-section, its upper end flaring into a dish with damaged rim. A truncated-conical projection extends vertically upwards from the centre of this dish, with a recessed pellet at the centre of its flat upper surface. The head flares towards its flat base, at the centre of which, contained within a socket, is a corroded remnant of the iron shaft.
Diameter of head: 20.8mm; length: 18.5mm. Weight: 11.35g.
Class:
bell shaped
Sub class: Allason-Jones type 1
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: 18.5 mm
Width: 20.8 mm
Weight: 11.35 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th January 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 15/39 - 13
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Kelshall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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