Record ID: DOR-DDDD98
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy probable dress pin. The head only. The head is oval with four vertical spiral grooves. at the top is a small pointed knop. At the base is a collar above the narrowed stub of the pinshaft. Date: Post Medieval - c. 1500 - 1700 Dimensions: 19.62 mm x 8.67 mm Weight: 4.47 g
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2024
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Record ID: DOR-8BE9F7
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy object of unknown use. It is possibly a pin or stud. It has a large, globular head and a short sub-angular cross sectioned shank which tapers to a point. The head of the shank seems quite short for the weight of the head and tapers to a point.  Date: Uncertain Length: 36.81 mm Diameter (of head): 14.77 mm Thickness (of shank): 4.48 mm Weight: 14.34 g
Created on: Monday 6th November 2023
Last updated: Sunday 31st December 2023
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Record ID: WILT-F321EB
Object type: PIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Medieval to Post Medieval copper alloy dress or hairpin dating to cAD 720-1700. It has an oblate head with a integral flat circular feature transverse at the crown . A simple rounded collar lies immediately below the head and the shank is circular in section, foreshortened by an early break. This tapers a little. Dimensions:  35.9mm in length/height; 13.1mm in width (diameter of head); 8.54g  in weight See WILT-FFA8DB on the PAs database for similar.
Created on: Monday 13th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 12th June 2023
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Record ID: WILT-EBD8E1
Object type: PIN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy pin dating from the Roman to medieval periods. The pin has a flat circular head, on which little decoration remains aside from a faint beaded border inset slightly from the edge on one face. Striations are present on both faces. The head narrows to a collar of two transverse mouldings, which are only present on the front, before extending to the shaft. The shaft is circular in cross-section and is bent just below the midway point. The pin measures 61.1mm in length, 2mm in diameter at the shaft, 14.8mm in diameter at the head, and 0.5mm in thickness at the …
Created on: Friday 13th November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2020
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Record ID: DEV-43642E
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead alloy pin with iron shaft dating to the post medieval period, c. AD 1500-1600. While both the head and shaft survive, the head has been damaged and two large chunks are missing on opposite sides from one another. Nevertheless, the head was clearly once spherical in shape with a slightly flattened top. The gouges of the damage show that the head was originally solid. The head appears plain and undecorated in appearance. The cylindrical shaft has also been damaged and is bent at a 45 degree angle from its original state. However, it extends to its full length…
Created on: Thursday 9th May 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 15th May 2019
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Record ID: WILT-F25229
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy fragment of probable Iron age or Roman date, possibly a pin head, probably dating to c. 100 BC-AD 410. The pin consists of an oblate spherical head, with a vestigial shank projecting from one side. There appears to be an incised circle at the apex of the head, although this is obscured by corrosion. Length: 11.0 mm; diameter: 13.80mm; thickness: 8.10mm; diameter of shaft: 2.70mm; weight: 6.95g. It is difficult to parallel such an undiagnostic object, however the patina and the bulk of material found in the vicinity would support a Roman date.
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2019
Last updated: Thursday 25th April 2019
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Record ID: DOR-5E429E
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy pin of probable early medieval (late Anglo-Saxon) date. It has a small spherical head and a narrow shaft, which swells in the centre. The tip of the pin is curved to form a hook, possibly deliberately. It survives in fair condition and has a dark green patina. Date: Eraly Medieval - c.8th or 9th centuriy AD. Length: 52.98mm, diameter of head: 5.60mm, thickness of stem: 3.84mm, weight: 2.76g. A similar example can be found on the database: SF-353129 he presence of a swelling in the shaft suggests an early medieval rather than Roman date,
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th October 2018
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Record ID: DOR-A23D51
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver pin with a gilded zoomorphic head, dating probably to the Early Medieval period. The pin has an ungilded shank of circular section, which tapers to a point. The end is slightly bent. The head of the pin takes the form of a gilded moulded animal head, snout downwards, with small, pointed ears at the back. The forehead is decorated with an incised chevron, point downwards. Below this are raised brow ridges, above slight indentations in which the eyes are delineated by incised pointed ovals. The nose is slightly pointed and the mouth is open. The underside of the head is flat an…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2018
Last updated: Monday 14th September 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Knighton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-E89B72
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dress or hair pin. Only the head and a very small portion of the stem survives. The head is cuboid and rectangular in cross-section, each panel is faceted, with cut corners and a flat lozengiform front panel. The stem is circular in cross-section and bent out of shape. Date: Roman - c. 250 - 450 AD Dimensions: 15.76 mm x 6.94 mm Weight: 2.97 g Similar pins have been recorded on the database: WAW-7421DC, SF-DC75CA, SWYOR-8D2FC3. In database record DOR-53ACEF for a similar object, Lucy Bevan notes that that example belongs to Cool's (1990, 164) …
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2018
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Record ID: DOR-53ACEF
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy pin dating to c.250 - 450. Only the head and a very small portion of the stem survives. The head is cuboid, with 4 sides and rectangular in cross-section, each panel is faceted, with cut corners and a flat lozengiform front panel. The stem is circular in cross-section and bent out of shape. This pin could be mistaken fro Early Medieval but the absence of a collar around its shank points to a Roman date. Reference: This belongs to Cool's (1990, 164) group 15 for which she suggests a 3rd or 4th century date. Three examples were excavated at Colchester (Crummy…
Created on: Monday 4th December 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
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Record ID: SUR-FB4575
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval copper-alloy pin with a polyhedral head with a ring and dot on eight of its facets. There is a collar below the pin head and the pin shaft is incomplete.
Created on: Wednesday 6th September 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 1st November 2017
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Record ID: SUR-FB4049
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval copper-alloy pin with a polyhedral head with a ring and dot on each facet, except the apex. There is a collar below the pin head and the pin shaft is incomplete.
Created on: Wednesday 6th September 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 1st November 2017
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Record ID: DOR-2E6E65
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gilded silver ball-headed dress pin with a large spherical head of gilded filigree. There is a double band around the head, dividing it into two hemispheres. The hemispheres are each decorated with four circles each of two concentric rings of wire with a smaller ring around a central domed knop. Between each larger circle, next to the bands around the girth of the head, are smaller rings of wire. The upper hemisphere has a larger central knop at the top, surrounded by four smaller ones. . On the lower hemisphere the equivalent area is where the shaft of the silver pin emerg…
Created on: Wednesday 10th May 2017
Last updated: Monday 13th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wynford Eagle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-12CF71
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Early Medieval copper alloy pin head, dating to c. AD 720-900. The pin head is of a flattened globular shape, sub-circular in plan and slightly lozenge shaped in profile. It has been decorated by a series of deeply incised lines radiating from the apex and curving round to the right on the lower half. Below the pin head is an oval collar with the shaft breaking at a worn break immediately below, what little of the shaft remains is circular in cross section. Length: 11.2mm, Diameter of head: 8.8mm, Diameter of shaft: 2.4mm, Thickness of Collar: 2.9mm, Width of collar: 4.0mm, Wei…
Created on: Tuesday 21st March 2017
Last updated: Monday 9th August 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Spetisbury CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-66CE77
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure case 2017 240: disclaimed, returned to finder Description: A small silver-gilt dress-pin head with a short length of the pin. The silver head is hollow and spherical and decorated with silver wire filigree. A horizontal silver wire filigree band divides the head into two hemispheres, this is missing in places exposing the soldering below and the joint between the two hemispheres. Each hemisphere is decorated with three large filigree circles of twisted wire. Within each circle there are a further three twisted wire circles surrounding a pellet, one pellet missing on the l…
Created on: Monday 13th March 2017
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Frome St Quintin', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-496AA6
Object type: PIN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy pin. The head is bi-lobed or heat-shaped with scored diagonal lines on both faces. Just below the head in opposite faces of the shaft are several transverse grooves. The shaft is rectangular in cross section at the head and becomes slightly more rounded towards the break. Date:Uncertain Dimensions: 37.4 mm x 11.7 mm x 2.3 mm Weight: 1.57 g
Created on: Sunday 24th July 2016
Last updated: Monday 9th January 2017
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Record ID: SOM-476B6B
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2016 T427: Acquired by Dorchester Museum Description: An incomplete silver pin of the "hand pin" type. The head consists of three cylindrical beads resembling fingers, set horizontally to the plate. The middle finger is slightly longer and thicker than the two flanking it. The beads are linked to one another and to the plate below by narrower undecorated bands. Below the beads is a moulded aperture. The plate is semi-circular. The front exhibits a moulded design of running S-scrolls within a reserve border running around the edge of the plate. There are possibl…
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 7th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Piddletrenthide', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-99F568
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy early medieval zoomorphic pin dating to the 8th century. The shaft of the pin is circular in cross section, tapering a little from 2.50mm in diameter to 2mm in diameter in the length extant. The shaft of the pin has a sharp point at one end but this is probably the break, rather than the fulll extent of the original item. The terminal of the pin is in the form of a zoomorphic head, dog-like but with an extended snout. There is a small collar above which is the skull of the animal, roughly spherical, with a raised moulding of two sub-triangular features eithe…
Created on: Monday 16th May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 8th June 2016
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Record ID: GLO-E5FF60
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy drawn wire pin with globular head that is separated from the shaft of the pin by a small collar. The head of the pin retains traces of gilding. The pin is ben by if straightened the overall length would be 35mm. 15th-16th century The below discussion taken from LON-B536F9 It is noted in Egan & Forsyth (1997, 222) that: "Pins are recovered in abundance from almost all sites yielding 15th and 16th century material. They were indispensable and vast quantities were used in England for fastening clothing and paper and for sewing." Reference: Egan, G. and F…
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2016
Last updated: Friday 22nd January 2016
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Record ID: DOR-719325
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy pin. The head is spherical with a narrow collar below and a slight point on the top. The circular cross sectioned shaft is narrowed from the head and tapers gently to the break Date: Possibly Roman - c. AD 45 - 410 Dimensions: 33.45 mm x 8.14 mm Weight: 3.77 g
Created on: Thursday 26th November 2015
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2015
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