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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT

Unique ID: SWYOR-9E9336

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An unideintified object; a perforated lead disc pf unknown date (Roman to Post Medieval). It has a thickened rim on both faces, and the rim is uneven. The central perforation is oval and is wider on one face than on the other. The most interesting feature is the impression of a twisted cord across one face, across the centre and interreupted by the central aperture. The disc is slightly oval; it is 27.7mm maximum diameter (24.8mm smallest diameter) and 4.9mm thick. 23.1g.Compare ESS-8653E3.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.9 mm
Weight: 23.1 g
Diameter: 27.7 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st September 2017 - Thursday 8th March 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 3108

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Braithwell (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK5293
Four figure Latitude: 53.43122993
Four figure longitude: -1.21881896
1:25K map: SK5293
1:10K map: SK59SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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