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Description: | An incomplete and worn cast copper-alloy Roman pin of early 2nd-3rd century date (c. AD 100-250). The pin has broken at the pin head, with much of the shank of the pin missing. The upper portion of the head is sub-oval in plan and circular in section with a horizontal ridge at the lower portion. From this ridge, the body of the pin head tapers inwardly to a narrowed waist, before expanding out again to a lower ridge, leaving two hemispherical concavities either side. From this lower ridge the body expands to a circular in plan globular form, which completes the head of the pin. Below this, the remains of a narrowed circular in section pin extend slightly at an angle to the body of the pin head, suggesting that prior to the breakage this object might have been damaged and bent. This artefact has a mid-green colour overall. Examples of a similar form of pin with 'reel and spool' motif can be seen illustrated in Crummy (1983: 29, fig 27) which date to the early 2nd-3rd centuries AD.The pin head measures 18.7mm in length, 7.8mm in width with a thickness of 3.1mm at the broken shank of the pin. It weighs 3.81 grams.
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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