Record ID: NARC-BEBEA6 - EARLY MEDIEVAL pin

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Unique ID: NARC-BEBEA6

Object type certainty: Certain

Cast copper alloy pin dating to the Early Medieval period, (400-1066AD). The object has a polyhedral head, with ten faces. The four larger faces around the circumference has a central circular depression . The shaft is circular in cross-section and measures 2mm in diameter. The head is 4mm wide and 6mm long. The pin is complete, but bent in several places, and has a green patina. A similar example which can be found on the database is LVPL-54A6A0.

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 400
Date to: Circa AD 1066

Dimensions and weight

Length: 37 mm
Weight: 1.25 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: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East
County: Bedfordshire
District: Bedford
Parish: Stagsden

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SP9851
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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

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Recorded by: Ms Julie Cassidy - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Julie Cassidy - [view all attributed records]

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