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Unique ID: LEIC-48E054
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Early Medieval copper alloy pin head, Length: 14 mm, width: 10 mm, thickness: 9 mm, weight: 4.35 g.
The pin head is very worn but has a spherical form with facetted edges, possibly hexagonal? It has a flat upper edge which has an incised circle. There is a possible ring in dot decoration showing on one or two of the sides . The head tapers into a circular sectioned shaft which is mostly missing.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 450
Date to: Circa AD 650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 14 mm
Width: 10 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight: 4.35 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: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
District: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Whissendine (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK8112
Four figure Latitude: 52.69962678
Four figure longitude: -0.80278468
1:25K map: SK8112
1:10K map: SK81SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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