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PIN
Unique ID: BH-80CFDB
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper-alloy pin, dating from the Roman period.
The pin has been cast in one piece and has a flattened-hemispherical head and straight shaft with circular cross section. Two grooves extend horizontally around the top of this shaft, separated from each other by a plain band; beneath these the shaft tapers towards the damaged distal end.
Length: 38.7mm; diameter of head: 7mm. Weight: 3.01g.
A published parallel for this common form of Roman pin is no. 218 from excavations at Baldock, Hertfordshire (Stead and Rigby 1986: fig. 54). The dating evidence from Baldock suggests that pins of this form date from the 2nd century onwards (ibid. 128).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.7 mm
Width: 7 mm
Weight: 3.01 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th January 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 15/20 - 103
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Wycombe (District)
To be known as: Ellesborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stead, I.M. and Rigby, V. | 1986 | Baldock: The Excavation of a Roman and Pre-Roman Settlement, 1968-72 | London | Britannia Monograph Series No. 7 |
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