Record ID: NLM-9052CD
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver pin. Beautiful silver hairpin, very moulded head, incised flower on top; recorded as Treasure, but dated as postmed by BM and disclaimed. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1700 Length: 61.1mm, Diameter: 8.7mm, Weight: 8.05gms
Created on: Monday 6th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2023
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Record ID: SUR-A93C7C
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete early post-medieval (circa 16th century) decorated silver-gilt pin. The pinhead is spherical, 7mm in diameter, with a worn circumferential rib separating the upper and lower hemispheres. Each hemisphere is decorated with three filigree circles, each containing a pellet soldered onto a filigree annulet in the centre. Additional small filigree-mounted pellets are placed between each pair of circles with another placed at the apex of the pin head. At the base of the pin head is a projecting circular loop of 3.5mm, set in line with the shank; this presumably would have allowed t…
Created on: Wednesday 20th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 15th December 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-F61BD0
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
 An incomplete middle Anglo-Saxon silver pin dating from AD 700 - 900. The head is globular (often called "balloon shaped"), but formed of eight gently curved vertical panels, thus making it octagonal in cross-section. The head is 8.45mm in diameter and has a small collar at the base, from which the circular-sectioned shaft emerges. The shaft is bent and broken 28mm from the base of the collar. Dimensions: Diameter of head 8.45mm. Length 38.3mm. Weight 4.1g. Discussion and Date: This pin form is well known from middle Anglo-Saxon contexts, but is far more com…
Created on: Friday 18th August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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Record ID: GLO-4CF18B
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver gilt dress pin with hollow cast spherical head, applied filigree and granulated ornament in the form of circlets punctuated by knops. A raised horizontal band divides the head in two equal hemispheres. The stem which emanates from the base of the sphere is complete and slightly bent. Similar items can be found on the PAS database (2012 T919, SUSS-6A00B4; 2012 T233, BUC-97FF54; 2012 T66, NMS-020525; 2012 T417, SUSS-60E964). Notes: In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure…
Created on: Thursday 10th August 2023
Last updated: Friday 18th August 2023
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Record ID: NLM-2842F8
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver pin. Gone through Treasure, another old number 433. Silver pin with filigree head. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600 Length: 55.8mm, Diameter (head): 11.5mm, Diameter (shank): 2.1mm, Weight: 4.98gms
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 27th July 2023
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Record ID: NLM-267976
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver pin. Head of an Irish ring headed pin, silver with niello. Very small and very cute. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 850-900 Length: 20.5mm, Width: 10.4mm, Thickness: 6.3mm, Weight: 2.18gms
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 27th July 2023
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Record ID: NMS-77D855
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Gilded silver ball-headed pin of early post-medieval date. The head is spherical and decorated with filigree circles and pellets. There is a twisted wire around the circumference, probably two-ply, with three circles of finer twisted wire above and three below. Each circle has three smaller annulets of similarly fine twisted wire within, with a pellet in the centre between the three annulets. In the triangular spandrels between the larger circles are firstly two larger pellets, one above the other, each tightly surrounded with a ring of twisted wire; and secondl…
Created on: Friday 19th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 19th December 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-146EC8
Object type: PIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Case 2023 T398 Description:   A complete silver annular brooch pin dating to the Medieval period, c. AD 1200-1400. The pin consists of a sub-oval sectioned shaft tapering into a rounded point at one end. Just preceding the point on both broad faces are transverse concave depression forming rests for the frame of the brooch. An expanded collar, featuring pellets on the broad faces, is present at the junction between the loop and the shaft. The complete loop extends out above the collar, wrapping around to form a loop just above the collar.  Dimensi…
Created on: Thursday 20th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2023
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Record ID: NARC-B9D161
Object type: PIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver Pin of Modern date (AD 1800-1925). The object is composed of a spherical head, with a central lower collar and perforation to accommodate a shaft, now missing. The pin head is decorated with applied motifs composed of large gold beaded wire circlets each containing a raised hollowed boss with some retaining red and blue glass/paste cabochons. The median band is decorated with two circumferential beaded wires. Height: 14.47mm, Diameter: 15.67mm, Weight: 4.3g The object is likely from a hat or dress pin. There is a similar example recorded on the Portable Antiqui…
Created on: Thursday 2nd February 2023
Last updated: Friday 24th February 2023
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Record ID: SUR-77C554
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete early Post-Medieval (circa 16th century) decorated silver-gilt pin. The pinhead is spherical, 9.8mm in diameter, with a circumferential rib separating the upper and lower hemispheres. Each hemisphere is decorated with three filigree circles, each containing a triad of filigree annulets with pellet a soldered onto the centre. Additional small filigree-mounted pellets are placed between each pair of these circles and another is placed at the apex of the pin head. The shank of the pin is 1.9mm thick, circular in section and has been sharply bent, possibly intentionally.
Created on: Monday 30th January 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 27th June 2023
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