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FOB
Unique ID: PUBLIC-D5426A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An early modern copper alloy fob seal. Only the casing survives.
The casing has been damaged and bent but remains complete. It consists of a domed section on the bottom, with a six petaled flower design, and a central, upwards fleur-de-lys with a integral suspension loop on the top.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1750
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 6 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 0.97 g
Diameter: 15 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Floral
Completeness: Complete
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: TF1160
Four figure Latitude: 53.12562267
Four figure longitude: -0.34262802
1:25K map: TF1160
1:10K map: TF16SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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