2010-02-26 14:07:24 David Crowther dcrowther 2011-02-24 13:52:42 Daniel Pett dpett SWYOR-7D4BF2 pin An incomplete copper-alloy pin of middle Early-Medieval date, 720 – 850 AD. The head of the pin is polyhedral, taking the form of a cuboid with truncated corners. The four sides are each decorated with a 3 punched dots. The shaft is circular in section and the tip is missing. There is a collar under the head, and a bend half way along the surviving shaft. It has a length of 40.70mm, width 5.36mm, thickness 1.84mm, weight 2.03g. The patina is a smooth grey green. A similar example is HESH-85CC82 on the PAS database. An incomplete copper-alloy pin of middle Early-Medieval date, 720 – 850 AD. The head of the pin is polyhedral, taking the form of a cuboid with truncated corners. The four sides are each decorated with a 3 punched dots. The shaft is circular in section and the tip is missing. There is a collar ... This object and the attached records were recovered from a site which may be the location of an Early Medieval moot site, though later disturbance makes the site difficult to interpret. Archaeological work including trial trenching in advance of development has not yet revealed any further evidence. Most of the finds recovered through metal detecting are Early Medieval; material of this date is rare in West Yorkshire. Copper alloy EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL 720 850 5.36 40.7 1.84 Incomplete 2010-02-26 14:07:24 WEST YORKSHIRE LEEDS POINT( ) From Map SE22NE SE4242 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 SWYOR Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2010 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.