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Unique ID: CAM-2A9177
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copper-alloy furniture nail of Roman date. The head is globular in profile and plan with a diameter of 9.43mm and height of 8.88mm. The shaft terminates in a gently rounded point. The shaft has a diameter of 3.90mm nearest to the pin head and tapers to 3.04mm just before the terminal. The total length of the pin (head and shaft) is 17.35mm and it weighs 3.6g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.35 mm
Weight: 3.6 g
Diameter: 9.43 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 28th December 2012
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: South Cambridgeshire District Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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