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Early Medieval copper alloy ringed pin
Complete shaft of a ringed pin, bent with ring now missing. The shaft is thick and circular in cross-section. The head is cuboid with a rounded apex and terminated into a sharp point/tip. There is a large circular perforation through the head to accomodate a ring. The shaft has been bent over itself around halfway down and the tip bent further.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2000.19H [2189]
Find Information
Site Name: Llanbedrgoch, Anglesey
Grid Reference: SH 517 812
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1999 / Sep 10
Acquisition
Donation, 1/6/2000
Measurements
length / mm:c130
thickness / mm:2.7 (shaft)
width / mm:4 (head)
width / mm:3.5 (head)
weight / g:8.8
Material
copper alloy
Location
In store
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