Rights Holder: Suffolk County Council
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Unique ID: SF-35A292
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper alloy Early Medieval pin head and part of the shaft. It is incomplete due to old breaks. The pin head is biconical, and the shaft is circular in section and tapering. It has a collar at the junction of the head and shaft. The surface is in generally poor condition with corrosion product obscuring any detail. the pin measures 9.57mm in diameter and 14.75mm in surviving length. It weighs 3.23g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 600
Date to: Circa AD 900
Quantity: 1
Length: 14.75 mm
Weight: 3.23 g
Diameter: 9.57 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st August 2011
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Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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