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STUD

Unique ID: BUC-FAEB02

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete medieval copper alloy stud or mount dating from c. AD 1350-1400. The mount is domed in the centre, with six flattened petals projecting out around the edge. In the centre of the stud is a circular rivet hole with a seperate rivet contained within. The reverse is concave and hollow. The mount has a dark green patina and measures 14.2mm in diameter, 5.6mm in thickness, and weighs 0.79g.

C.f. Read 2001, page 15, number 107.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 5.6 mm
Weight: 0.79 g
Diameter: 14.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 12th October 2017

Rally details.

This object was found at Weekend Wanderers Bucks Oct 2017 American Tour 2

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: AYBCM 4791

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Thornton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP7435
Four figure Latitude: 52.00850986
Four figure longitude: -0.9232998
1:25K map: SP7435
1:10K map: SP73NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Date Found
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Read, B.	2001	Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom	Langport	Portcullis Publishing	page 15,	number 107.

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

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