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BUTTON
Unique ID: NLM-739FB9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead alloy button. Cast oval slightly concavo-convex plain front with an integrally cast and undrilled loop springing from a prominent mould line on the back. Abraded. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1700.
Height: 12.2mm, Length (front): 15.9mm, Width: 11.7mm, Thickness (clear of loop): 2mm, Weight: 2.47gms.
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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.9 mm
Height: 12.2 mm
Width: 11.7 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 2.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 2nd February 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM31540
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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