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Description: | Copper-alloy pin. The head is 7 mm in diameter and is roughly globular in shape, perhaps with a slight flattening around the 'equator'. There are a few fine scratches on the head but these do not really amount to any decoration. The shaft is octagonal in cross-section, and begins beneath the head with what may be a very slight collar; there is some iron corrosion here which obscures the detail. At the top the shaft measures 2 mm across; it then flares gently to a maximum of 4 mm across before tapering back to 2 mm at the fresh break. The shaft is also bent out above the maximum thickness, and back again below it; a second bend has started just above the break. None of the bends appear to have caused any stress to the metal. Swollen shafts and deliberate bends in the shaft are characteristic of both Roman and middle Anglo-Saxon (8th/9th century) pins; collars beneath the head are characteristic of middle Anglo-Saxon pins. Octagonal shafts are very unusual in pins of either date. It is thus impossible to be certain of whether this is a Roman pin or a middle Anglo-Saxon pin; the fairly chunky proportions perhaps tip the balance of probabilities towards a Roman date.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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