Record ID: YORYM-98EC13 - EARLY MEDIEVAL pin

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Unique ID: YORYM-98EC13

Object type certainty: Certain

An incomplete cast copper alloy pin of middle Anglo-Saxon date. The pin has a bi-conical head with a median ridge and a rounded collar where the head joins shaft. The shaft of the pin has a circular section and is slightly bent and broken. The break is worn.

The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is slightly pitted. The pin is 23.8mm long, 7.8mm width and weighs 2g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Saxon [scope notes| view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: Circa AD 900

Dimensions and weight

Length: 23.8 mm
Width: 7.8 mm
Weight: 2 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: North Yorkshire
District: Selby
To be known as: North Duffield

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 3rd May 2010

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [view all attributed records]
Secondary identifier: Mrs Rebecca Griffiths - [view all attributed records]

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