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PIN
Unique ID: NMS-29A852
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Middle Saxon pin. Of Rogers Type 230. Polyhedral head of square-section, flat top, two ring-and-dots on each of the four rectangular sides, slight collar, incomplete circular-sectioned shank. Head 9 x 3 x 4mm. Surviving length 25mm. Head similar to examples of Rogers Type 231 and 232 (2009, 52, fig.1.24, no.338 and 342).
Class: Rogers Type 230
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 651
Date to: Circa AD 850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 3 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 6th July 2015 - Monday 6th July 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IND06072015ED
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Ivinghoe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP9417
Four figure Latitude: 51.84369895
Four figure longitude: -0.63690807
1:25K map: SP9417
1:10K map: SP91NW
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers, N., et al. | 2009 | The pins' in Life and Economy at Early Medieval Flixborough c.AD 600-1000: The Artefact Evidence | Oxford and Oakvillle | Oxbow Books |
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