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HAIR PIN
Unique ID: BUC-71479D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy Roman hair pin of group 6 type, dating from the late 1st to early 2nd century AD. The hair pin has a discoidal head, which narrows to the shank.There is raised collar below the head, then a groove. The shank is circular in cross section with a bend in it, narrowing slightly towards the terminal rounded point. There are two points where the shank is worn, before and after the bend.The pin has a dark brown patina. It measures 45.2mm in length, 14.7mm in width, and weighs 4.31g.
C.f. Cool 1991, page 157, Figure 5, number 3.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 150
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 45.2 mm
Width: 14.7 mm
Weight: 4.31 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 15th February 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AYBCM 4811
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Leckhampstead (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP7338
Four figure Latitude: 52.03560941
Four figure longitude: -0.9372273
1:25K map: SP7338
1:10K map: SP73NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool, H.E.M. | 1991 | Roman metal hair pins from southern Britain 158 | London | Royal Archaeological Institute | page 157, | Figure 5, number 3. |
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