PIN
Unique ID: BH-6AB216
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy pin of probable Late Medieval date.
The pin has a solid-cast, spherical head and an integral shaft of circular section. The shaft is slightly bent and the tip is probably missing.
Dimensions: 38.2mm long, 5.6mm wide (diameter of head). Weight: 1g. Similar pins were found in Medieval contexts in London (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 297-304, cf. no. 1488), the majority in 14th to 15th century deposits.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Length: 38.2 mm
Width: 5.6 mm
Weight: 1 g
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 11th March 2012
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mr Julian
Watters
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Identified by: Mr Julian
Watters - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 12/35 - 12
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]
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands
County: Northamptonshire
District: East Northamptonshire
To be known as: Woodford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Discovery metadata
Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land[scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined[scope notes]
References cited
- Egan, G and Pritchard, F, 1991. Dress Accessories : Medieval Finds from Excavations in London, pp
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Created:
Tuesday 24th April 2012
Updated: Tuesday 24th April 2012
