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Description: | An example of a Roman copper alloy pin. This could have been used to secure garments of clothing or hair in place. This particular specimen could be considered belonging to group 3 (sub group A) of Cool's (1990) classification system. This sub group can be dated to 75 - 125 A.D. (Cool, 1990; 154).
The pin itself is 69.92mm long, has a diameter of 2.16mm and weighs 2.02g. The decoration has been cut into the pin in the forms of grooves has formed a small rib at the bottom of the head with a larger almost bulbous section above that with a spike at the top of the head. The spike itself is conical in shape. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 75
125 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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