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TESSERA
Unique ID: IOW-0D43A7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Roman ceramic tessera, possibly made from a roof-tile (AD 43-410).
The tessera is in the form of an irregular cube. It is red on the upper and lower faces and grey in the centre. A circular brown inclusion is of uncertain material.
Length: 25.0mm; width: 23.1mm; thickness: 21.7mm. Weight: 19.26g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 43
Date to: Exactly AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 23.1 mm
Thickness: 21.7 mm
Weight: 19.26 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th June 2019 - Sunday 9th June 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2019-2-117
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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