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PIN
Unique ID: FAKL-D293B3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy pin, balloon-shaped head covered with fine tooling facets. Below, and integral with the head, is a wide collar, 4.8mm diameter. Shaft 2.5mm diameter, truncated.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 60
Date to: Post AD 400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 10.9 mm
Weight: 0.66 g
Diameter: 4.7 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 213
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Near Driffield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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