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PIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-1BC908
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete but bent copper-alloy early medieval pin dating from c.600-900 AD. The pin has a polyhedral shaped head, four lozenge-shaped sides with cut corners. Each side (only clearly visible on one) has a decoration of five stamped ring and dots. The pin head top also shows three ring and dots but would have probably been symmetrical suggesting more. Shank appears near complete and has a light green patina.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 600
Date to: Circa AD 900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 130 mm
Weight: 13.3 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Sutton Benger (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST9378
Four figure Latitude: 51.5008922
Four figure longitude: -2.10223715
1:25K map: ST9378
1:10K map: ST97NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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