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PIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-10D5DA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy pin probably dating to the Roman period, c. 43-410 AD. Only the head survives, which is anthropomorphic in nature, depicting a human face looking outwards with moulded hair and facial features. The length is 13mm, the width is 11mm and the weight 2.30g. No parallel could be found for this object, though it seems to perhaps belong to Cool group 18 (pins with anthropomorphic heads) (1991).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13 mm
Width: 11 mm
Weight: 2.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 7th June 2018 - Thursday 7th June 2018
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Birmingham (Metropolitan District)
District: Birmingham (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Street Hay
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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