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BUTTON
Unique ID: NLM-15EED6
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy button. Cast concavo-convex discoid button with an integrally cast and drilled loop. The front bears the relict traces of a radial motif incorporating a star of six points. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1650-1750.
Diameter: 25.2mm, Height : 4.3mm, Thickness: 1.4mm, Weight: 5.82gms
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 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 4.3 mm
Thickness: 1.4 mm
Weight: 5.82 g
Diameter: 25.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 22nd November 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM38103
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Amcotts
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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