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Description: | Complete cast copper alloy lock pin. The object has a small conical head with the upper face sunk around a central cone. The shaft is rectangular both in plan and section and tapers gently to the end, where it has a circular perforation (3.3mm in diameter) positioned 7.5mm from the end, now blocked with corrosion product. Where the original surface survives, it has a dark green/brown patina. Exposed surfaces are mid green. The object is 30.5mm long, with the head of the pin having a diameter of 14.6mm. The shank is 22.5mm long, 5.4-7.6mm wide and 3.3-5.2mm thick. The object weighs 8.92g. An example of a similar lock pin from Colchester can be seen in Crummy, 1983, The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester 1971-9, figure 137, number 4143.
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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