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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: NLM-345A28
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead and iron unidentified object. A small plano-convex discoid lead counter with the embedded relict of a small [2.2mm square on one side, 3.8mm diameter on the other] tapered ferrous metal pin passing through it off-centre. Densely patinated. A plano-convex form is known for Roman game pieces, but the iron inclusion would have no clear purpose. The finder kindly suggests a function for the object as a weight; its mass might qualify this as an [overweight] quarter of an averdepois ounce. The condition, however, hints at an earlier date. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 43-1800
Diameter: 19.0mm, Thickness: 5.1mm, Weight: 7.88gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 5.1 mm
Weight: 7.88 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 3rd September 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM43525
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Uncertain
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Market Rasen
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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