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PIN
Unique ID: NLM5981
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Pear shaped head with drilled ring-dot, collared, top flat, Anglo-Saxon.
Notes:
Checked following Sophie Catley. Dating amended to 'Early Medieval [middle] 700-850'. Ascribed culture added: 'Anglo-Saxon'. Drawing ref. added.
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: AD 700
Date to: AD 850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 12 mm
Width: 9.2 mm
Thickness: 2.9 mm
Weight: 3.44 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM3414
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration method: Drilled
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Rushcliffe (District)
To be known as: North Notts 5
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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