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PIN
Unique ID: BH-68A546
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy pin, probably dating from the middle part of the Early-Medieval period (c. 720-c. 850).
The head is polyhedral, taking the form of a cuboid with truncated corners. Each of the four vertical faces is decorated with a single punched ring-and-dot mark. A moulded collar separates the head from the shaft, the latter of which is of circular section, has a maximum diameter of 1.4mm and tapers to a sharp point. Approximately halfway down the shaft there is a band comprising five lightly incised rings. The pin has been bent into a 'U-shape', the regularity of which suggests it may be a deliberate, contemporary adaptation. The artefact measures 39.5mm long; the head is 6.7mm wide by 8.9mm high. The weight is 3.2g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 720
Date to: Circa AD 850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39.5 mm
Weight: 3.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 13th September 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 11/135 - 4
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Uttlesford (District)
To be known as: Chrishall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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