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PIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-315453
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman copper alloy pin. It has a globular, spherical head that is undecorated. There are remnants of a white metal or silver coating at the junction of the head and the shank. From the centre of the head extends the integral tapering shaft, which is circular in section and terminates in an old break. Round headed pins are very common on Roman military sites. There are parallels in Roman Aldeburgh (Bishop, 1996: nos. 41-45) and Hacheston (Blag et al., 2004: pp. 110, nos. 27, 29). Dating from c43 to c410 AD.
Similar records include SUR-071931, NCL-78F642, BERK-C0B4D6, and DENO-BE3AA1.The length is 29mm, shank diameter 3mm, thickness/heads diameter 8mm, and the weight 4.01g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 4.01 g
Diameter: 8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 9th March 2018 - Friday 9th March 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: South Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK9536
Four figure Latitude: 52.91303653
Four figure longitude: -0.58870687
1:25K map: SK9536
1:10K map: SK93NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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