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Roman pin (profile).
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Angie Bolton, 2014-05-01 21:04:16
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Roman pin (profile).
Description
English: A Roman (1st to 4th centuries) copper-alloy pin: The head of the pin is bulbous with an oval section. Protruding from the base of the head, and integral, there is a rectangular sectioned, narrowed neck which is sited above a rectangle whose faces are decorated with a low-relief 'X'. Protruding from the lower edge is the shaft of the pin which is rectangular in section and quickly tapers to become oval in section, and tapering to a blunt point. The shaft is being in profile forming a sub 'L' shape. The pin measures 40.93mm long from the head to the apex of the bend, 6.08mm wide across the head. It weighs 2.8g.

This is a probably a Roman pin. At present, it is not possible to date the type more precisely but it likely to be a hair pin (Cool 1990, 148-182) but there is evidence for pins being used as dress fastenings as well (Geake 2001, 39). This pin does not fit neatly into Cool's classification.

Cool, H. 1990 'Roman Metal Hair Pins From Southern Britain' Archaeological Journal Volume 147 pp. 148-182

Geake 2001 Finds Recording Guide 1.1 unpublished
Depicted place (County of findspot) Warwickshire
Date between 0 and 400
Accession number
FindID: 611946
Old ref: WAW-FE2483
Filename: WAW-FE2483.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/466737
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/466737
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/611946
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