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BUTTON
Unique ID: NLM-0A2314
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy probable button. Cast irregular disc, possibly the worn flan of an old Roman coin [if so, presented here with the just-discernible obverse of 1st-century style on the image to the left], with a central pair of drilled holes of diameter c.2mm, presumably for stitched attachment. This might alternatively be an improvised hem weight. The fastening with two holes would tend to suggest a post-medieval date, though any era after the Roman period might have seen such improvised use. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1700-1850.
Diameter: 24.7mm, Thickness: 2mm, Weight: 7.91gms
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 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Period of reuse: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 7.91 g
Diameter: 24.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 14th December 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM34877
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Blyton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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