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HAIR PIN
Unique ID: NMS-EB45E3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Head of a Roman copper alloy hairpin in the form of an acorn. Above a collar the cup is engraved with cross-hatching and the nut is topped by a nipple. Extant length 19mm. Diameter 7.5mm. Mid 1st - 4th century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Submitted for consideration as Treasure
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 409
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19 mm
Diameter: 7.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 10th June 2017 - Wednesday 20th December 2017
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 59835
Other reference: ECKC012018
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Hingham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG0202
Four figure Latitude: 52.57827959
Four figure longitude: 0.97983244
1:25K map: TG0202
1:10K map: TG00SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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