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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman pin dating to the period c. AD 43 - 410. The pin exhibits an irregularly shaped globular knob head incised with a single groove running acorss the top of the head. This is terminated by a roughly incised circumferential groove, below which there is an additional circumferential groove. The head measures 13.32mm in length and 11.82mm in width. The cylindrical shank extends from the bottom of the head and terminates in an old break. There is a faint incised groove at the top of the shank. The shank measures 4.72mm in diameter and 26.58mm in length.The pin measures 34.63mm in length and weighs 9.23g.The pin bears similarities to Cool's Group 12 knob headed pins with incised cross decoration, however, this example only exhibits a single incised line across the top of the head.C.f. Cool, H. E. M, "Roman Metal Hair Pins" In: The Archeological Journal, Vol. 147, p. 148 - 182.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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