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KEY (LOCKING)

Unique ID: NLM-210A19

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy key fragment. Cast rectangular bit and cylindrical stem of a key attached to a short part of the hoop of a finger ring. The bit has a short horizontal cleft on one side, and is grooved along its base. The stem has a longitudinal hole of diameter 2.4mm. The hoop is of a worn rectangular section, narrowing away from the key. A Roman ring key of Guiraud's type 5a, 43-410 AD.

Length: 16.6mm, Height: 17.7mm, Diameter (stem): 4.2mm, Weight: 3.88g.

Class: ring key
Sub class: Guiraud type 5a

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: 16.6 mm
Height: 17.7 mm
Weight: 3.88 g
Diameter: 4.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th December 2016

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM34900

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Winteringham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE9420
Four figure Latitude: 53.66803657
Four figure longitude: -0.57874001
1:25K map: SE9420
1:10K map: SE92SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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