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SUR-F612F2: Pin

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PIN

Unique ID: SUR-F612F2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Pin head of globular form; the head tapers into the shaft of which little survives. The pin head is decorated with nine stamped ring and dot motifs; four are arranged around the lower hemisphere, four around the upper, and one is on the apex.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: Circa AD 900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.42 g
Diameter: 7.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2003

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration method: Stamped
Completeness: Incomplete

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Epsom and Ewell (District)
Parish or ward: Ewell (District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ2262
Four figure Latitude: 51.344
Four figure longitude: -0.249749
1:25K map: TQ2262
1:10K map: TQ26SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SUR
Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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