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Description: | An incomplete Roman copper alloy hairpin dating to the 2nd century AD. This is a , Crummy type 5 hair pin (Crummy, 1983, 30). The pin consists of a flattened spherical head, with two grooves beneath to form a collar. The shaft tapers gradually and is broken before the point.Parallels are found in Crummy (1983, nos. 492-4) though the collar on this example is much thinner than those in Crummy. Further parallels can be found on the PAS database: HAMP-4D4774, NMGW-8000F7 and NMGW-4ABFB8.Dimensions: length: 43.39 mm; thickness of shaft: 3.54 mm; diameter of head: 7.87 mm; weight: 3.23g.Reference: Crummy, N. 1995. The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester 1971-1979. Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd, Colchester.
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