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PIN
Unique ID: KENT-989028
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A Fragment of a Post-Medieval silver-gilt pin-head datng to the 16th Century. The pin is decorated with applied filgree ornament on two hemispheres joined by a plain band. The top hemisphere has six circles, each surrounding a quatrefoil, the bottom hemisphere has five, with the hole that would have originally housed the pin shank on the underside. At the centre of each quatrefoil and top and bottom between each foil is a knop (one missing). The top hemisphere's central quatrefoil has a larger applied knop.
Pin-heads of this type are commonly reported under Treasure Act 1996. For a comparison see 2007 T89 (Durnford, Wiltshire, Treasure Annual Report 2007, fig 334).
Diameter: 18.22mm
Weight: 5.5g
Notes:
28/10/11 TVC valuation: £80. museum withdrew from acquisition
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2010T284
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 16.5 mm
Weight: 5.42 g
Diameter: 17.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th April 2010
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2010T284
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Sevenoaks (District)
To be known as: Chiddingstone
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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