Record ID: SUSS-33E882 - EARLY MEDIEVAL pin

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Unique ID: SUSS-33E882

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper alloy pin, probably dating to the middle Anglo-Saxon period (AD 720 – 850). The pin has a circular biconical head (globular) with a long tapering conical lower part, tapering underneath into a narrow pin shaft. The head is undecorated. The shaft is broken. The metal is a mid greyish-green colour and pitted.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Date from: Circa AD 720
Date to: Circa AD 1066

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 4.4 g
Diameter: 10.66 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 20th June 2007

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Braintree (District)
To be known as: Coggershall

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
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

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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