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PIN
Unique ID: LVPL-0F3C14
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy Roman pin head of Crummy's Type 3, dating from the Roman period, c. AD43-410. The head and a small amount of the shaft survives. The head is bi-conical in shape with a pointed top. The base of the head tapers into the shaft which has a circular section and measures 2.96mm in diameter. The object has been over cleaned and the patina removed. There is no visible decoration. The object is dark brown in colour.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.48 mm
Width: 10.19 mm
Weight: 5.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warrington (Unitary Authority)
District: Warrington (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Winwick
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crummy, N. | 1983 | The Roman Small Finds from Excavations in Colchester 1971-9 | Colchester Archaeological Trust |
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