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BH-F6E4D2: Middle Early-medieval pin

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PIN

Unique ID: BH-F6E4D2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

An incomplete copper-alloy pin of middle Early-medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date. The head is multi-faceted, taking the form of a cube with the corners cut off. The shaft, of which only a small portion survives, is integral and of circular section. The head measures 10.5mm wide and 11.8mm high. The piece as a whole is 19.8mm long and weighs 7.76g.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 720
Date to: Circa AD 850

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 19.8 mm
Width: 10.5 mm
Weight: 7.76 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 5th January 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Ver 06/285 - 2

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Royston

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: with finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: BH
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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