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Unique ID: SF4024

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Published Find published

Copper alloy globular headed nail - just possibly a hairpin as the shaft is quite delicate. Missing point, fairly corroded. Head diameter 10mm, shaft tapers from 3mm. Surviving length 34mm. Similar to Crummy 1983 no 2995, p 115.

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Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 34 mm
Diameter: 10 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st April 2000

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: No 0053

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: SUFFOLK WENHASTON WITH MELLS HAMLET

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Crummy, N. 1983 Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester, 1971-9 Colchester Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd no.2995

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 23 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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