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Unique ID: SF-FF8227

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

An incomplete copper-alloy pin. The pinhead is spherical measuring 7.5mm in diameter, it has a central circumference groove. The pinhead tapers into a rectangular shaped moulding measuring 8mm in length and 4mm in width. This rectangular moulding has a central circumference groove and therefore each face has two 'panels' which are further decorated with single diagonal grooves through their centres. Below the rectangular shaped moulding the shaft of the pin in worn and rectangular in cross-section, the tip of the shaft is missing due to an old break. This pin is similar to others found at Colchester, although these examples have waisted or rounded mouldings beneath the head rather than rectangular shaped ones, they are Roman in date (Crummy 1983, 28-29, fig 27).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 37 mm
Width: 7.5 mm
Weight: 2.42 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st July 2002

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: linstead magna

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Crummy, N.	1983	Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester, 1971-9	Colchester	Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd	96-70, fig 73, no's; 2014-2018

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Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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