File:Incomplete copper alloy pin of probable Roman date (AD 43 – AD 410). Possibly a dress-pin or hair-pin. (FindID 86178).jpg

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Incomplete copper alloy pin of probable Roman date (AD 43 – AD 410). Possibly a dress-pin or hair-pin.
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Frank Basford, Frank Basford, 2005-01-28 11:05:48
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Incomplete copper alloy pin of probable Roman date (AD 43 – AD 410). Possibly a dress-pin or hair-pin.
Description
English: Incomplete copper alloy pin of probable Roman date (AD 43 – AD 410). Possibly a dress-pin or hair-pin. Length 25mm, Maximum diameter of head 10.5mm, maximum diameter of shaft 4.5mm. Weight 5.62g.

The lower part of the shaft is broken and missing. The solid head has a conical upper and rounded lower half and does not have a collar at the junction with the shaft. The shaft, which is about 14mm in length, is sub-circular in cross-section, and tapers slightly from the head towards the break which is old. Beneath the head, the shaft is about 4.5mm in diameter and at the old break it is about 3.4mm in diameter. The pin is corroded and in poor condition. Prior to the effects of corrosion, the shaft was probably circular in cross-section. Small areas of a dark green patina survive beneath the head.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date between 43 and 410
Accession number
FindID: 86178
Old ref: IOW-A14DB5
Filename: IOW2005-20.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/49715
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/49715/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/86178
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