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PIN
Unique ID: ESS-C6FF14
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Possibly a Roman pin or stud. The fragment is a cast copper alloy biconical terminal with a worn break on one side, presumably where a shank would have extended. A significant amount of the original surface is missing, but where it survives is a dark green colour. It is 10.16mm in diameter, 8.59mm thick and weighs 2.45 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 40
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 8.59 mm
Weight: 2.45 g
Diameter: 10.16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 13th April 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: OEF 6250
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Babergh (District)
Parish or ward: Lavenham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL9052
Four figure Latitude: 52.133627
Four figure longitude: 0.774682
1:25K map: TL9052
1:10K map: TL95SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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