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PIN

Unique ID: YORYM-990297

Object type certainty: Certain

An incomplete cast copper alloy pin head of early-medieval date. The pin head is bi-conical with a median ridge and tapers to where the shaft would have been. The shaft of the pin no longer remains and the break is very worn.
The metal has a dark brownish-green patina and is worn.

The pin is 10.9mm long, 8.1mm wide and weighs 1.7g.

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]
Date from: Circa AD 720
Date to: Circa AD 900

Dimensions and weight

Length: 10.9 mm
Width: 8.1 mm
Weight: 1.7 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: Tuesday 4th 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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    Created: Wednesday 4th August 2010
    Updated: Tuesday 9th August 2011

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