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PIN
Unique ID: LIN-515401
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Early Medieval copper alloy pin. The flat head is polyhedral, taking the form of a cuboid with corners cut off. There are thirteen faces, whose eight are decorated with one, two or three ringed-dots. There is a collar beneath the head, the shaft is incomplete and the point is missing. Face width: 8mm. Side width: 3.7mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: Circa AD 850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.7 mm
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 1.58 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 15th May 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Louth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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