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PIN
Unique ID: IOW-985043
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete but misshapen Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy pin (c. 700- c. 900).
The undecorated head is circular in plan and biconical in form with a vestigial collar beneath the head. The pin shaft tapers to a point and is circular in cross-section. Beneath the collar the shaft has a maximum diameter of 2.0mm.
This pin is reddish brown overall.
Length (if straightened): c. 60.0mm; diameter of head: 6.9mm; height of head: 5.6mm. Weight: 1.76g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: Circa AD 900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 60 mm
Weight: 1.76 g
Diameter: 6.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 8th February 2020 - Saturday 8th February 2020
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2020-3-6
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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