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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy lock pin of Roman date. The lock pin is comprised of a rectangular-sectioned shaft with a circular perforation and a wide, circular head. The shaft tapers slightly from the head of the lock pin to the base. From the widest end of the shaft is an integrally cast collar from which the spindle shaped head extends. The upper face of the head is sunken around a central boss.The metal has a mid greenish-brown colour and is worn. The lock pin is 31.9mm long, 6.3mm wide, 4.5mm thick, 13.8mm in diameter at the head and weighs 8.1g.A similar example is illustrated in Crummy, p.125, fig.137, no.4142, and is from a 2nd century context.
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