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BUTTON
Unique ID: NLM-80085E
Object type certainty: Possibly
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy possible button fragment. Cast concavo-convex discoid object with a central aperture of diameter 2.7mm. The convex display face is subdivided into six equal segments by six finely incised lines. There are traces of gilding and of black paint or oil on the display face. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1650.
Diameter: 20.3mm, Thickness: 1.7mm, Height: 5.7mm, Weight: 4.38gms.
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 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 5.7 mm
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 4.38 g
Diameter: 20.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM29038
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Multiple
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.
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