PIN

Unique ID: NARC-24AD63

Object type certainty: Certain

A complete copper alloy pin with a globular head. The head is 9mm in diameter and 7mm high. The shank is 85mm long and is circular in diameter. It is 3mm in diameter near the head, expands to 4mm briefly before tapering to a point. The tip of the point is missing. The patina is a light green, and the shank is bent slightly after the widest part. Pins of this type are dateable to the broad Roman period.

Notes:

Finders ref: ADH 3

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Length: 90 mm
Width: 9 mm
Weight: 7.4 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: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Northamptonshire
District: South Northamptonshire
Parish: Hinton In The Hedges

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SP5537
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m [scope notes]

Personal details

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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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    Created: Wednesday 8th February 2012
    Updated: Wednesday 8th February 2012

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