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MOUNT
Unique ID: KENT-7254AA
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete disc-shaped, convex copper alloy mount or stud, possibly dating to the Roman period.
Description: The mount is dome shaped in cross-section. The upper surface is undecorated but has a circular indented groove which runs on the inside of the circumference. The underside surface is flat and has the remains of an iron shank in the centre. Iron corrosion is also evident on the underside of the object. The mount has a brown patina.
Measurements: 18.7mm in diameter, 8.7mm in thickness, and weighs 8.96g.
Discussion: Similar studs have been illustrated by Crummy (1983, p.117 and fig. 120).
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
Thickness: 8.7 mm
Weight: 8.96 g
Diameter: 18.7 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Swale (District)
Parish or ward: Borden (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ8862
Four figure Latitude: 51.32602335
Four figure longitude: 0.69692841
1:25K map: TQ8862
1:10K map: TQ86SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crummy, N. | 1983 | Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester, 1971-9 | Colchester | Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd | pg. 117 |
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