PIN

Unique ID: LIN-D14109

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Notes:

This pin belongs to Ross's Type LXX, with globular or ball-shaped heads and a collar at the junction between pinhead and shaft (Ross 1991, pp. 295-305). They have been dated to the eighth or ninth centuries. 'Wrythen' decoration is quite common on these types of pin and a number of examples survive (Ross 1991, p. 120 with references) including many on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database: see LIN-D22765, LIN-F5DB99, SOM-12CF71 and PUBLIC-DFDF30 for example.

Conclusion:

This object constitutes a prima facie case of treasure by consisting of more than 10% precious metal and is of an antiquity greater than 300 years.

References:

Ross, S., 1991. 'Dress pins from Anglo-Saxon England: Their Production and Typochronological Development'. Unpublished DPhil thesis, University of Oxford

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: The Collection, Lincoln
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum

Treasure details

Treasure case tracking number: 2017T587

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: Circa AD 900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 15.83 mm
Width: 9.29 mm
Thickness: 9.27 mm
Weight: 2.79 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th May 2017

Personal details

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Other reference numbers

Treasure case number: 2017T587
Museum accession number: 2019.157

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Secondary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Linear
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded