Record ID: WMID-B74EEA
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy pin of probable Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 410). Less than 50% of the pin is present, consisting of the head and part of the shank. The shank has a rectangular cross section. The head is conical, with a flattened circular top. The base of the head has facetted sides which continue into the shank. No collar is present at the base of the head. The shank is not straight but exhibits a curve towards the end. The break is patinated. It measures 30.0 mm in length. The head has a diameter of 9.0 mm and is 11.4 mm long. The shank is 2.6 mm wide by 2.1 mm thick.…
Created on: Tuesday 15th August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-FE1FB6
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy pin head of probable Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 400). Around 50% of the pin is present, consisting only of the pin head. The shaft is missing, presumed lost in antiquity.  The pin head is globular. No signs of facetting on the head. No sign of a collar beneath it. The shaft has broken off at the base of the head. The break is patinated. It has a diameter of 6.7 mm and a length of 8.2 mm. It weighs 1.1 g. The pin head is a mid green colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss o…
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-FE1118
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy pin head of probable Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 400). Around 50% of the pin is present, consisting only of the pin head. The shaft is missing, presumed lost in antiquity.  The pin head is globular. No signs of facetting on the head. No sign of a collar beneath it.  It has a diameter of 8.1 mm and a length of 10.7 mm. The remaining part of the shaft has a diameter of 1.8 mm. It weighs 2.0 g. The pin head is a mid green colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of…
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-4392F7
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy probable polyhedral pin, of probable Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 400). The head is sub-spherical with a rounded top. The pin shaft has a circular cross section. No collar is present. The pin head has a length of 8.3 mm, with a diameter of 8.3 mm. The pin shaft has a diameter of 3.6 mm. Altogether, the pin has a length of 37.1 mm, and is 8.6 mm thick. It weighs 4.6 g. The pin is a dark green colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail.
Created on: Tuesday 6th July 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th October 2021
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Record ID: WMID-DF7CA6
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy pin, probably of Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 410). The pin has a circular cross section, and it tapers towards a sharp tip. The head is complete. It is square in shape, with bevelled corners, creating a diamond shaped face on two sides. These diamond shaped faces have four circular pits drilled into them with a diameter of 0.6 mm. On one face, these pits are arranged in a diamond pattern, on the other, they are more irregularly placed. Circular pits are placed in the upper and lower bevelled corners. A circular transverse perforation is present through the h…
Created on: Monday 7th June 2021
Last updated: Monday 7th June 2021
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Record ID: WMID-88BF3E
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy pin of probable Roman to Early Medieval (c. AD 200 to c. AD 900). The head is circular in plan and biconical in form. A spiral groove runs around the head. No traces of a collar, beneath the head are visible The pin shaft tapers to a point and is circular in cross-section. Beneath the head, the shaft has a maximum diameter of 2.0 mm. Pin has been deliberately bent back on itself, to form a U shape. It currently measures 28.2 mm in length, 32.5 mm in width, 6.1 mm thick. The diameter of the head is 6.2 mm. The length of the head is 5.9 mm. The original…
Created on: Tuesday 16th June 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 16th June 2020
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Record ID: WMID-455C54
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but bent, copper alloy, probable pin, of probable Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 410). The pin is sub triangular in shape, with a circular cross section. It tapers to a point.. The head consists of a perforated disc or reel head, sat above a raised saltire cross, formed of two backwards Cs. The circular perforation has an internal diameter of 1.5 mm. The pin has been bent into a rough 'U' shape. It measures 37.4 mm in length, 37.7 mm wide and 3.2 mm thick. The pin has a maximum diameter of 3.5 mm. The head measures 10.3 mm in length, 6.2 mm wide and 3.7 mm thick. The pin w…
Created on: Tuesday 26th May 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2015
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Record ID: WMID-40B0E1
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy pin, of Late Roman dating (AD 200 to AD 300). The pin has a head with a bead, reel and spool motifs surmounted by a flattened sphere. The shaft is circular in section. It is swollen in the middle and then gradually tapers to a blunt point. A 80 degree bend is present just below the head of the pin. It measures 56.3 mm in length, 4.8 mm maximum diameter, 2.4 mm minimum diameter. It weighs 2.6 g. The pin is a mid to dark green colour, with an even surface patina. The style of the pin head is consistent with that classified as a Crummy type 2 (Crummy, …
Created on: Tuesday 8th April 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 8th April 2014
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Record ID: WMID-A17E16
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy pin, probably of Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 410). The pin has a rectangular section, which gradually becomes more circular as it tapers towards a blunt tip. The head is incomplete and exhibits incised decoration on three out of the four sides. The decoration consists of four slightly diagonal v shaped grooves, creating a Zig Zag type pattern. A horizontal groove is present on the two flanking sides. Traces of silvering or tinning are present on the surface of the pin. It measures 86.12 mm in length, 3.53 mm wide at the head, 2.39 mm wide at the tip, 3.92 …
Created on: Tuesday 13th August 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 13th August 2013
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Record ID: WMID-880174
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy globular hair pin, of Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 410). Around 25% of the hair pin is present, consisting of the head and part of the shaft. The shaft is circular in cross section and has a small horizontal ridge 4 mm below the head and is slightly angled below this point. The head consists of a flattened globular disc with rounded edges. It measures 21.35 mm in length. The head has a diameter of 12.23 and the shaft of 4.41 mm. It weighs 6.1 g. The pin head is a mid to dark green colour, with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst…
Created on: Wednesday 12th June 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 12th June 2013
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Record ID: WMID-1DF801
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy zoomorphic pin, of Early Medieval dating (AD 300 to AD 500). Approximately 75% of the pin is present, with only the tip missing. The pin would have originally been straight but now exhibits a 90 degree lateral (sideways) bend, located about the midpoint of the shaft. The head of the pin consists of a rectangular terminal with a flat reverse. The shaft of the pin is circular in section and gradually tapers to a point. The terminal has a squarish slightly raised area below a broad transverse groove (3.6 mm wide), which together represent an upturned snout; …
Created on: Wednesday 19th December 2012
Last updated: Monday 18th September 2017
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Record ID: WAW-AB1118
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rally ID: 97 Roman: A cast copper alloy rod, probably the lower part of a hair pin or a brooch pin, of Roman dating (1st to 4th Centuries AD). Length: 44.21mm Diameter: 4.04mm Weight: 2.7 grams Pin was photographed.
Created on: Wednesday 10th November 2010
Last updated: Friday 10th December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fosse Way rally', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-978E42
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rally ID: 80(a) Roman: An incomplete cast copper alloy pin, of Roman dating (1st to 4th Centuries AD). Length: 47.55mm Width: 6.13mm Weight: 3.0 grams. Pin was photographed.
Created on: Thursday 28th October 2010
Last updated: Monday 15th November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fosse Way Rally', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-8447F2
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rally ID: 94 Roman: An incomplete cast copper alloy pin head, of broadly Roman dating (1st to 4th Centuries AD). Length: 16.03mm Width: 7.8mm Weight: 1.9 grams. Pin head was photographed.
Created on: Wednesday 27th October 2010
Last updated: Monday 15th November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fosse Way Rally', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-7059D2
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rally ID: 27 Roman: A cast copper alloy polyhedral pin head, of 3rd to 4th Century dating. Length: 12.5mm Width: 11mm Find was photographed, with measurements taken from photographic record only.
Created on: Thursday 14th October 2010
Last updated: Monday 15th November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fosse Way Rally', grid reference and parish protected.