Record ID: SF-94A367
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy pin, only the head and a stub of the shaft of this pin survive. The head is biconical in shape, with a flat tip, it measures 6mm in height and 7mm in width (at its widest point- the centre). It is decorated with ring and dot decoration, there is a central ring and dot on the flat tip and a two circumferencial rows of ring and dot around the rest of the pin head. One side of the head is very worn and in this area the ring and dot are no longer visible. Where the head joins the shaft there is a circumferencial collar. The shaft measures 5mm in surviving le…
Created on: Friday 24th October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'gedding', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E53422
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy pin, the shaft of this pin is incomplete due to an old break. The pin head is biconical in shape, measuring 12mm in height and 10mm in width, at its widest point, it is circular in cross-section. The shaft is 20mm in surviving length and circular in cross-section, measuring 2mm in diameter, it is tapering towards its missing tip. This pin is Roman in date and fits into Group I (Cool 1990, 151-152, fig 1), pins with knob heads, which were used throughout the Roman period.
Created on: Thursday 16th October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ixworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-D1FC54
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A silver pin, the shaft incomplete due to an old break. The head is cuboid in shape, with the corners cut off, measuring 6mm in length and 5mm in width. There is a single dot on each lozenge-shaped face. The shaft is circular in cross-section, measuring 7mm in surviving length and 1.6mm in width. There is no collar at the junction of head and shaft. Total length 13mm, weight 1.06g.
Created on: Wednesday 15th October 2003
Last updated: Wednesday 8th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Blakenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-8F27C4
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver head dress pin. The lower half of the shaft of this pin survives, it measures 55mm in length and its tip is now bent. The shaft is rectangular in cross-section and tapers to a point, it is 5mm wide at its widest point. At the missing end of this pin the beginning of a rectangular perforation can be seen. Both faces of the shaft are decorated with an incised design, consisting of rounded zig-zags and V-shaped incisions. On one face the letters 'EM' can also be seen, which may be initials.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2003
Last updated: Wednesday 1st June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-120617
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of an 8th century Anglo-Saxon mount or link-pin, silver and gilded. Originally of round shape, divided in four fields by a cross with rounded terminals, pierced for mounting/linking. Two additional holes, possibly suggest reuse of the piece, or repair. The decoration shows a chipped-carved interlaced motif. A similar decoration can be seen on a mount from Whitby illustrated in The Making of England, no. 107a. Dr Anna Gannon Department of Coins & Medals The British Museum
Created on: Wednesday 6th August 2003
Last updated: Wednesday 1st June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-FF8227
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy pin. The pinhead is spherical measuring 7.5mm in diameter, it has a central circumference groove. The pinhead tapers into a rectangular shaped moulding measuring 8mm in length and 4mm in width. This rectangular moulding has a central circumference groove and therefore each face has two 'panels' which are further decorated with single diagonal grooves through their centres. Below the rectangular shaped moulding the shaft of the pin in worn and rectangular in cross-section, the tip of the shaft is missing due to an old break. This pin is similar to others …
Created on: Thursday 24th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'linstead magna', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EA2C22
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper-alloy pin, this pin is bent almost in half and the shaft is to split at the point of the bend. The pin head is biconical in shape measuring 8mm in diameter, at its widest point. Beneath the head there is a collar. The shaft is circular in cross-section and swollen at its upper end. It tapers towards its slightly pointed tip. When unfolded the shaft would have been c93mm in length. This pin is most likely to be middle Anglo-Saxon in date.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'winston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E853F8
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy pin. The head is a flattened knob, 7.5 mm in diameter and 4 mm thick. Below are two substantial grooves with a narrow ridge in between, and below this it widens to the top of the shaft. The shaft is circular in cross-section and 3.5 mm in diameter at the top. It tapers gently to a stepped break, showing that the shaft was made by hammering together two narrower pieces of metal. The pin is fairly corroded and the break looks quite old. Cool’s type 6, dated to the second half of the first and the second century AD and concentrated in eastern England. Surviving lengt…
Created on: Friday 11th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coddenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-B00F37
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy pin, measuring 30mm in length. The head of this pin is globular measuring 7mm in length and 9mm in width. The shaft has a worn hexagonal cross section and is 21mm in length and tapers to a point. Similar pins have been discovered at Colchester and have been identified as Roman furniture nails.
Created on: Thursday 26th June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nettlestead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-866641
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A complete gilded silver spherical pin head, measuring 18mm in diameter. The base of the head has a circular hole, where the missing shaft would have been attached. The pinhead is decorated with three filigree circles, on each half, each with a smaller filigree circle within them with a projecting circular knop within these. There are also projecting circular knops inbetween each of the larger filigree circles. 16th century in date.
Created on: Thursday 12th June 2003
Last updated: Friday 25th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Stoke By Clare', grid reference and parish protected.