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PIN
Unique ID: LVPL-1955F4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy pin with a kite shaped head dating from the Early Medieval period. The head is lozenge shaped with slight knops at the corners, and flat. Between the head of the object and the shaft is a transverse collar. The shaft is circular in section and terminates with a break. The shaft measures 4.50mm in width at the break and 2.13mm in thickness at the break. The shaft is broken 13mm from the base of the head. The object has a dark green/black patina with patches of light green corrosion.
These pins are considered to be Irish in origin, but are found in this country because of Viking activity. It probably dates from AD 900 - 1100. Several flat headed pins were found in York and are published on page 2578 of Finds from Anglo-Scandinavian York by Mainman and Rogers, but there is not a direct parallel for this example. A more complete example which can be found on the database is Downes, A (2012) SWYOR-0D5863 A EARLY MEDIEVAL PIN Webpage available at: http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/529335 and Proctor, L (2013) DUR-9FD8B5 A EARLY MEDIEVAL PIN Webpage available at: http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/572727.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 900
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.93 mm
Width: 12.47 mm
Thickness: 2.8 mm
Weight: 2.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th March 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: Buttercrambe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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