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PIN
Unique ID: ESS-5DF2A5
Object type certainty: Certain
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Undated cast copper alloy pin. Conical head with a groove at the join with the shaft. Two further grooves on the pin head. Most of the shaft is missing. 20mm long.
cf Crummy, N 1983 'The Roman Small Finds from Excavations in Colchester 1971-9', Fig 31, no. 500.
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Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 31st January 2008
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's reference: 021-A0146
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Chelmsford (District)
Parish or ward: Good Easter (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL6212
Four figure Latitude: 51.783213
Four figure longitude: 0.347132
1:25K map: TL6212
1:10K map: TL61SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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 | Fig 31 | 500 |
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