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LIN-4AD086: Possible Roman copper alloy pin

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Unique ID: LIN-4AD086

Object type certainty: Possibly
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Fragment of an unidentified copper alloy object, possibly a pinhead of Roman date. The head is a solid oval globule with a flat oval collar below. A narrowed shank of circular section extends below the collar, and leads into a second collar of smaller diameter than the first. The base is incomplete and worn, but traces of a shank of circular section are visible below.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 10 mm
Width: 6 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight: 0.7 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Torksey area

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LIN
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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