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PIN
Unique ID: BH-9FC807
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy pin of early post-Medieval date.
The weight of the artefact indicates that the globular head is probably of hollow construction. The surface of each hemisphere is decorated with a pattern comprised of three applied ropework circles, the interior of each circle occupied by three smaller circles and a central pellet. In addition, the angle formed between the bottoms of adjoining large circles contains a single ring. There is also a median ropework band which marks the junction of the two hemispheres. A circular-sectioned projection at the top of the head may represent the upper part of the separately cast shaft, which is bent, corroded and incomplete. The pin measures 44.9mm long, 13mm wide (diameter of head) and weighs 2.4g.
The form and decoration of this pin are typical of the 16th century. Several similar pins in gilt-silver have gone through the treasure process (see Treasure Annual Report 2005/6: no. 791).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 44.9 mm
Width: 13 mm
Weight: 2.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 3rd October 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 11/147 - 4
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Heydon
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Museum | 2008 | Treasure Annual Report 2005-2006 | London | DCMS |
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