Record ID: LIN-BA7306 - EARLY MEDIEVAL pin

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LIN-BA7306: Middle Saxon copper alloy pin

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Unique ID: LIN-BA7306

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper-alloy pin of Middle Saxon date (c.710-850). The pin has a worn faceted cuboid head. The wear is extensive, but there appears to be a ringed dot motif on all four side panels. It is unclear whether the side facets and top are decorated.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 710
Date to: Circa AD 850

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 11 mm
Width: 7 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight: 2.09 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2015 - Tuesday 7th July 2015

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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: East Lindsey

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: LIN
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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