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BUTTON

Unique ID: NLM-5DCE07

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy button. A probably die-stamped slightly concavo-convex discoid plain button front, retaining corroded spurs of a drawn wire loop bedded in a dark tarry fixative; the loop has deteriorated more completely than the button front. The front retains faint traces of an outer circle, possibly framing elements denoting a uniform button. Suggested date: Modern, 1900-1950

Diameter: 18.2mm, Thickness (clear of loop): 0.3mm, Weight: 1.49gms

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1900
Date to: Circa AD 1950

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.3 mm
Weight: 1.49 g
Diameter: 18.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 3rd August 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM40400

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Sidney Sussex (Unitary Authority Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TA3009
Four figure Latitude: 53.56152183
Four figure longitude: -0.03875146
1:25K map: TA3009
1:10K map: TA30NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Coastland
Specific landuse: Inter-tidal

References cited

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

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