LINCH PIN

Unique ID: WMID2407

Object type certainty: Certain

A linch pin foot terminal dating to the 1st century BC to 1st century AD. The flat, circular surface has been damaged and one edge is straight and the dark green patina covers this edge. The opposite edge has waved slightly. The design on this circular surface is very worn, only a 'S' shape is visible off-centre. Otherwise this surface has iron corrosion over it. The 'circular' surface is cast as part of an inverted sub-conical shape, and the 'circular' surface is placed at the tip and then tilted so it is vertical. Where the circular surface has a straight edge through damaged, the conical component also has a straight edge and has been worn or damaged flat. It is difficult to determine whether the conical was worn flat gradually, however it is more likely to have been damaged. The opposite side of the conical shape has a small emblem either cast or engraved. The emblem consists of two circular indentations next to each other. Each circular indentation has a second smaller circular indentation in the centre. The inner circular indentation is conical in shape. In the void between the two circular indentations there are two triangular indentations, the 'upper' corner of the triangles point towards each other. Protruding from the 'base' of the conical component is a sub-circular sectioned stem, from which an iron shaft emerges. The iron shaft is short and damaged.

Notes:

This record was created before the Portable Antiquities Scheme began using the Central Database. We are aware that this record may fall below our usual standards of recording, and we are working to rectify this.

Class: Foot Terminal

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: 100 BC
Date to: AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Length: 51.24 mm
Width: 20.31 mm
Thickness: 20.4 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Secondary material: Iron [scope notes| view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Decoration style: Curvilinear [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: West Midlands
County: Staffordshire
District: East Staffordshire
To be known as: STAFFORDSHIRE YOXALL

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st July 2000

Personal details

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Ms Angie Bolton - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Angie Bolton - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

References cited

QR barcode

QR code for this URL

If you have a mobile phone equipped with QR recognition software, you can go directly to the webpage that this record resides at. Every record has an individual one of these.

Spotted a mistake? Tell us. | Be the first to comment

Comment on this artefact's record

Data entered via this form is checked against the akismet service to recognise spam.

Enter your comments:
  • * This will not be displayed to the public.
  • * Not compulsory

    • The following HTML tags can be used - a,p,ul,li,em,strong,br,img,a - and paragraphs will be automatically created

    Audit data

    Created: Thursday 24th August 2000
    Updated: Tuesday 8th March 2011

    This page is available in: xml json csv pdf qrcode representations.

    Social Bookmarking: