Record ID: WMID-1DCC87 - EARLY MEDIEVAL pin

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Unique ID: WMID-1DCC87

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

An incomplete copper-alloy pin dating to the middle Anglo-Saxon period, circa AD700-900. The head has a biconvex form with deep median band, and there is a collar under the head. Diameter: 8.94mm. Length: 16.58mm. Weight: 2.9g

Find of note status

This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.

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: 16.58 mm
Weight: 2.8 g
Diameter: 8.94 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 17th March 2013

Rally details.

This object was found at Darliston Rally, 17.3.2013

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Darliston rally find ticket no 41

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Prees (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SJ5733
Four figure Latitude: 52.892719
Four figure longitude: -2.640582
1:25K map: SJ5733
1:10K map: SJ53SE
Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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