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PIN
Unique ID: BH-DC281E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy pin, probably dating to the Medieval period (c. AD 1200-1400). The pin consists of the surviving head and stem. The head is cuboid in shape with rounded edges and a rounded upper face. Extending from the base is a tapering stem that is rectangular in cross-section. The pin measures 28mm in length. The head is 6.5mm wide and 5mm thick. The stem has a maximum wide of 2mm and a thickness of 3mm. The pin weighs 3 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28 mm
Width: 6.5 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st October 2018 - Sunday 18th November 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Chiltern (District)
Parish or ward: St. Mary's and Waterside (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP9801
Four figure Latitude: 51.69919946
Four figure longitude: -0.58337271
1:25K map: SP9801
1:10K map: SP90SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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