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MOUNT

Unique ID: BUC-B49CF6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

An incomplete, copper alloy, Roman, mount, AD.120-250. The mount is circular with a central boss, surrounded by a recessed area that is subdivided by three raised triangular dividers arranged in a propellor pattern. Around the edge is a raised border. The back of the mount has a single central rivet that has been bent over during attachment.

SImilar mounts with differing internal designs can be found in Nicolay 2007, pg.382 pl.71 Type B2

Height: 3.93mm
Thickness: 2.2mm
Weight: 0.9g
Diameter: 10.82mm

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 120
Date to: Circa AD 250

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Height: 3.93 mm
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 10.82 mm

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: ACYBM 4864

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
District: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Haversham-cum-Little Linford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP8344
Four figure Latitude: 52.0881365
Four figure longitude: -0.79002528
1:25K map: SP8344
1:10K map: SP84SW
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 recorded 13.11.18
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Nicolay, J.	2007	Armed Batavians: Use and Significance of Weaponry and Horse Gear from Non-Military Contexts in the Rhine Delta (50 BC to AD 450)	Amsterdam	Amsterdam University Press	pg.382	pl.71 Type B2

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Recording Institution: BUC
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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