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PIN
Unique ID: LON-7E2E34
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Roman (43 AD - 410 AD) copper-alloy pin. The pin has with globular head and a short tapering circular-sectioned shaft with point intact.
Similar pins are illustrated in Crummy (1983:115) and she suggests these are almost certainly from furniture upholstery.
Dimensions: length: 28.79, diameter: 10.58 mm, weight: 4.59.
Reference: Crummy, Nina, 1983, Colhester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester 1971-9
Notes:
Likely to have been used for furniture upholstery.
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: AD 43
Date to: AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.79 mm
Weight: 4.59 g
Diameter: 10.58 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 5th January 2009
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Maidstone (District)
Parish or ward: Boxley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ7559
Four figure Latitude: 51.303219
Four figure longitude: 0.509071
1:25K map: TQ7559
1:10K map: TQ75NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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