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PIN
Unique ID: PAS-8E4AF5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
post-medieval silver-gilt pin fragment Upper half of a hollow pin head, originally hemispherical comprising two sections welded together. The outside decorated with applied filigree decoration of circles and knops, gilt. Diam: 10 mm. Half of the head of a dress pin of a type frequently reported through the Treasure Act, eg. Treasure Annual Report 1998-9. no. 228 for complete pin from Mather, Monmouthshire. This section indicates how the pinheads were made out of hollow cast elements. 16th Century. In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Submitted into Treasure process; generously donated by finder and landowner to Shrewsbury Museums Service.
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2006T246
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1500
Date to: AD 1599
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 10 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2006 T246
Treasure case number: 2006T246
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Shrewsbury
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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