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ROWEL SPUR
Unique ID: NMS-9EA7CA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval to post-medieval gilded copper alloy spur rowel with part of the iron pin in the central hole, and five oval-sectioned points alternating with short round-ended radial projections. On both faces the points are decorated with a line of punched crescentic impressions, and both faces of the short projections carry a single, rather larger, punched crescent. Width 55mm. Thickness 3mm. Mid 14th - 17th century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 55 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st September 2015 - Thursday 15th October 2015
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 60948
Other reference: BM112015
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Multiple
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Dunton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF8927
Four figure Latitude: 52.80742228
Four figure longitude: 0.80257268
1:25K map: TF8927
1:10K map: TF82NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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