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PIN
Unique ID: NLM-CD09AB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy pin. Cast din with a round section shank of diameter 1.5mm, of unvaried form insofar as it survives, with a polyhedral head with nine flat facets, of which four bear a stamped ring and dot of diameter c.2.3mm, Flixborough type 221. The finder kindly citesNLM-0334AC as a parallel. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 800-850.
Length: 25.2mm, Width (head): 5.5mm, Thickness: 6.1mm, Weight: 1.76gms
Class: Flixborough type 221
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 800
Date to: Circa AD 850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.2 mm
Width: 5.5 mm
Thickness: 6.1 mm
Weight: 1.76 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 11th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM40302
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Uncertain
Surface Treatment: Stamped
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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