DENO-704FD3: Roman or Early Medieval Pin

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PIN

Unique ID: DENO-704FD3

Object type certainty: Certain
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Probable Roman pin (possibly Saxon); copper alloy pin with spherical head and straight section of shaft; total length 22.69mm, shaft broken off 15.40mm from head, diameter of head 7.08mm, thickness of shaft 2.11mm, weight 1.48g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Ascribed Culture:
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 22.69 mm
Thickness: 2.11 mm
Weight: 1.48 g
Diameter: 7.08 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st October 2006

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: DERBY E5396

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata


County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Charnwood (District)
To be known as: Willoughby Area

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: DENO
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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