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Description: | Incomplete copper alloy, probable Roman, pin. Only the head survives which has a piriform shape with the bulbous part at the apex. The narrow base is sub-hexagonal with each facet forming a grooved upward twist to the apex. The shank of the pin is extant as a small stub, with the rest missing from an old break. There are a number of similar examples recorded on the PAS database; cf. SOM-AF8F23 and BERK-6EF114. Circa 40-450 AD. Dimensions; length 12.7mm, head diameter 5.7mm, shank diameter 3.8mm, weight 1.4g.
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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