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PIN
Unique ID: BH-102AFE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy pin probably dating to the Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) period (AD 700-900). The object comprises a globular spherical head decorated with deep spiralling grooves known informally as 'wrythen-headed'. The shaft projects from the base of the head. This is circular in cross-section and possibly features a very worn transverse collar blow the head. The shaft terminates at an old worn transverse break. The surface patina is light green and mid brown in raised areas.
The pin measures 11.7mm long. The head is 6.6mm diameter and the shaft 3.6mm diameter. The object weighs 1.61 grams.
For similar pins recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database see KENT-01AC82, SWYOR-8A5A4B and NARC-D9BAC5.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: Circa AD 900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 11.7 mm
Weight: 1.61 g
Diameter: 6.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 28th March 2021 - Sunday 28th March 2021
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Curvilinear
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU7098
Four figure Latitude: 51.67641547
Four figure longitude: -0.98904238
1:25K map: SU7098
1:10K map: SU79NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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