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PIN

Unique ID: SF-D8EB3B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

An incomplete copper alloy pin or stud, probably of Roman date. The head is roughly spherical, although has a slightly flattened base. The stem is sub-circular in section and tapers slightly, culminating in an abrupt break.

It is similar in size and form to an example from excavations at Aldborough, North Yorkshire (Bishop 1996, 17, fig.9, no.41).

Length: 27.54mm, diameter of head: 7.83mm, diameter of stem: 2.90mm, weight: 2.67g

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: 27.54 mm
Width: 7.83 mm
Weight: 2.67 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st April 2016

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Sutton

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
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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