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Description: | A complete and misshapen cast copper alloy pin of probable Roman date (AD 43 - AD 410). Length (if straightened): 51.0mm; width of head: 5.8mm. Weight: 1.50g.The shaft of the pin is bent about mid-way along its length at angle of about 90°. The head is globular and the upper half is rounded whereas the lower half is sub-conical. The length of the head is 5.9mm and the maximum diameter (or width) is 4.8mm. The shaft is circular in cross-section throughout its length and tapers from beneath the head, where the diameter is 2.0mm, to a blunt point.The pin has a light green patina overall.A similar metal pin from Colchester has been published by Crummy. See Crummy 1983, 29, fig. 28, ref. 480.
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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