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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy pin of probable mid-late Anglo-Saxon date. The pin shaft, which is circular in section, is bent at a sharp right-angle about three-quarters along its length. The head is globular (bi-conical) with a slight fine collar where it meets the shaft. The patina is a rich mid green. Pins of this type are sometimes dated as Roman, especially if there is no collar between the pinhead & shaft but many are also known from Anglo-Saxon contexts. In this case the collar and close association of other Anglo-Saxon material makes the later date more likely.
Dated c.700-900 AD. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burrill, Charlotte - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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