Record ID: PUBLIC-171C37 - MEDIEVAL pin

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Unique ID: PUBLIC-171C37

Object type certainty: Certain

A cast copper alloy brooch pin length 40.42mm, width 5.62mm, thickness 4.39mm, weight 2.4g. the pin has the remains of a moulded penannular loop, immediately before which is a ridge in the top side of the pin. The pin has a circular cross section shaft, which is truncated near the tip. This would have been found on annular brooches that date to the 13th-14th century.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1350

Dimensions and weight

Length: 40.42 mm
Width: 5.62 mm
Thickness: 4.39 mm
Weight: 2.4 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: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Kent
District: Ashford
To be known as: Tenterden

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Minimal cultivation [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 17th September 2011

Personal details

Recorded by: Mr Alan CHARMAN - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr Alan CHARMAN - [view all attributed records]

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