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PIN
Unique ID: DUR-126436
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy pin that dates to the Early Medieval period. The pin is polyhedral in shape, with ring and dot decoration on each of the faces as decoration. The shaft stems from the bottom of the head, but is broken with only 10.48mm remaining. The metal is a green/brown in colour. It weighs 2.6g and measures 18.48mm in length. This types of pins generally date to the 8th and 9th centuries, but are broadly Early Medieval in date. For a parallel see Griffiths, D., Philpott. and Egan, G. (2007) The Archaeology of the North West Wirral Coast, Oxford: University of Archaeology: 67, no. 361.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: Circa AD 900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 12.3 mm
Weight: 1.8 g
Diameter: 7.47 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 8th April 2012 - Sunday 24th June 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Great Gidding (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL1283
Four figure Latitude: 52.433513
Four figure longitude: -0.354006
1:25K map: TL1283
1:10K map: TL18SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffiths, D., Philpott. R. and Egan, G. | 2007 | Meols: The Archaeology of the North West Wirral Coast | Oxford | Oxford University School of Archaeology | 67 | 361 |
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