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FERRULE
Unique ID: LIN-2E9686
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Treasure reference number 2017 T1015: a gold band of unknown date. The band is rectangular in section and appears once to have been oval in plan, perhaps forming a ferrule or fitting from an object such as a pendant or a knife. The hoop is no longer a neat oval, but has been bent inwards on either side in the middle. The length of the ferrule is 32mm and the maximum width is 13mm. The hoop measures 3mm in width and 2.2mm in thickness, It is 2.16g in weight.
The band is of indeterminate date but in the balance of probabilities is over 300 years old and consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal, it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2017T1015
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Period to: UNKNOWN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32 mm
Width: 13 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 2.16 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 4th October 2017 - Wednesday 4th October 2017
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2017T1015
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Martin (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF1260
Four figure Latitude: 53.12541379
Four figure longitude: -0.32769057
1:25K map: TF1260
1:10K map: TF16SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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