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INSCRIBED OBJECT
Unique ID: NLM-C2E9A6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead fragment bearing a moulded inscription. Cast fragment of a small plate of thickness 1.3mm with its sides converging to a curved top with an off-centre longitudinal ridge on the back which aligns with a small projecting apical tab. The lower edge is broken cleanly, probably in antiquity. The display face bears moulded Roman numerals: XVII / XVIIII. Patinated overall. Suggested date: possibly Roman, 43-410.
Length: 14.9mm, Width: 16.8mm, Thickness (maximum, at ridge): 1.9mm, Weight: 1.98gms
Inscription:
XVII / XVIIII
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: 14.9 mm
Width: 16.8 mm
Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 1.98 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 8th August 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM33370
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Alkborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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