Rights Holder: Lincolnshire County Council
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Unique ID: LIN-5177B5
Object type certainty: Certain
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An Early Medieval copper alloy pin. The head is polyhedral, taking the form of a cuboid with corners cut off. There are thirteen faces, whose four are decorated with a single ringed-dot. There is a collar beneath the head. The circular-sectioned shaft is bent. Complete pin.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: Circa AD 850
Quantity: 1
Length: 45.5 mm
Width: 6.5 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 2.7 g
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 15th May 2012
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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