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PURSE
Unique ID: NLM-1AC85C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy purse bar fragment, possibly Williams Class J. Cast pin with a round section shank of diameter 3.7mm and a large sub-spherical ball head with a crudely incised cross on it. The ball end was intended to prevent a bag slipping off the bar. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600.
Length: 29.5mm, Diameter (head): 12.2mm, Weight: 6.81gms
Class: possibly Williams Class J
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 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.5 mm
Weight: 6.81 g
Diameter: 12.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 22nd September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM40634
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Muckton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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