Record ID: IOW-7DAEB2

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IOW-7DAEB2: Roman Polyhedral-Headed Pin.

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Unique ID: IOW-7DAEB2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

An incomplete cast copper alloy polyhedral-headed pin of probable Roman date (AD 43 – AD 410). Length (if straightened) 41.0mm, maximum width 10.0mm. Weight 10.12g. The pin head is almost cube-shaped and has the corners cut off to form fourteen faces. The head has a length of 10.3mm and a maximum width of 10.0mm. Each face is plain. The stout solid shaft is circular in cross-section and has a diameter of 4.0mm beneath the head but has a diameter of about 5.6mm where there is an old break. The shaft is bent at an angle of about 90° to the perpendicular. There is no indication that the shaft had a collar beneath the head. The piece is corroded but in a stable condition. No patina survives.

Find of note status

This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.

Class: Polyhedral-headed

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 41 mm
Width: 10 mm
Weight: 10.12 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th February 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2007-10-23

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Metal detecting rally
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

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Recording Institution: IOW
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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