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MOUNT
Unique ID: YORYM-77F423
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper-alloy mount of Roman date, c.AD 150 - 300. The mount is circular with a domed upper surface and flat reverse. The upper surface is decorated with twenty five (25) recessed square cells set out in a chequerboard pattern. The cells retain alternating yellow and red enamel. The remains of an integral circular shank project from the centre of the reverse.
The metal has a dark brown patina and is worn. The mount is 26.6mm in diameter, 6.4mm thick and weighs 11.8g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 150
Date to: Circa AD 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 6.4 mm
Weight: 11.8 g
Diameter: 26.6 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E04968
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Hutton Cranswick (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA0551
Four figure Latitude: 53.94446432
Four figure longitude: -0.40175792
1:25K map: TA0551
1:10K map: TA05SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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