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Description: | A cast copper-alloy flat circular stud of Roman date, possibly the head of a lock-pin. The edge of the object has a groove around two-thirds of the way up from the lower surface. This latter features the heavily corroded remains of an integral iron element, central, extending towards the circumference to one side. This element is possibly rectangular, possibly square in plan, possibly the remnant of the pin's shaft. The copper-alloy disc (Th.: c. 7.0mm) features a central punch around which a double incised circle. At opposing points in the vicinity of the circular incisions are corroded iron remains, possibly prongs emanating from the shaft described. Because the artefact bears similarities to lock-pins recorded on this database (e.g. ref. BH-2D1574) and in the literature (cf. Crummy 1983, 124-125; ref. 4142), this function has been suggested, although other uses for such a stud cannot be ruled out. The object is a fairly even mid-/light-green colour with some very slight pitting.
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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