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Description: | Roman incomplete cast copper alloy lock pin. The object has a short cylindrical head with an expanded oval lip at the top and upper face sunk around a central circular boss. Below the head it narrows semi-abruptly to the integral shaft. The shaft is roughly rectangular both in plan and section, tapering very slightly from the head. the end of the shaft is broken with an old break, probably at the point of the perforation normall seen on these pieces. It has a mid green patina with light green areas of corrosion. The object is 29.6mm long, of which 9.1mm is the head, and weighs 9.88g. The diameter of the head is 11.4mm with the expanded lip 11.7 by 13.8mm. The shaft is 7.8mm wide and 5.3mm thick just below the head6.7mm by 4.5mm by the break. 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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