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BUTTON
Unique ID: NLM-FE5366
Object type certainty: Probably
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status: Awaiting validation 
Lead probable button. Cast flat centre part of a flat and presumably discoid button with a mould line on the back. The stub of a loop, possibly inserted wire, is set centrally. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1650-1750.
Diameter (in excess of): 18.4mm, Thickness (clear of loop): 2.2mm, Weight: 2.64gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 2.64 g
Diameter: 18.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM28976
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Binbrook
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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