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PIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-AFDA7A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast copper alloy pin, possibly dating from the early medieval period, that is the 6th-7th century AD. The pin is plain, with a heart-shaped head which has a circular perforation in the centre.
No exact parallel for this pin could be found, but it resembles SF-ADA577 which was dated to the 6th/7th century AD.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 550
Date to: Circa AD 650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13 mm
Width: 1.85 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 8th February 2009
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Eden (District)
To be known as: Cliburn
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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