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PIN
Unique ID: BH-DF1888
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete copper-alloy pin dating to the Early Medieval period (c. AD 700 - 1100). The pin has a large globular head, with a small rounded knop at the apex. The head is separated from the stem by two moulded collars. Below the collar, there extends a circular-section tapering stem with a rounded point. The length of the stem suggests that the pin may have been re-worked. The pin measures 37mm in length. The head has a maximum diameter of 12mm; the stem has a maximum diameter of 4mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37 mm
Weight: 8.1 g
Diameter: 12 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th February 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Lilley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL1027
Four figure Latitude: 51.93065334
Four figure longitude: -0.40155844
1:25K map: TL1027
1:10K map: TL12NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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