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SHOT
Unique ID: DENO-CCD7B8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
One cast, lead musket ball 38.4g in weight. One surface of the shot has been flattened, possibly as a result of impact, 21.2mm x 21.1 mm x 16.6 mm.
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 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 16.6 mm
Weight: 38.45 g
Diameter: 21.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st July 2016 - Wednesday 31st August 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E8516
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
Parish or ward: Newark (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK8056
Four figure Latitude: 53.0952203
Four figure longitude: -0.80676786
1:25K map: SK8056
1:10K map: SK85NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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