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Medieval silver brooch pin
A pin from a small silver annular brooch. The pin shaft is plain and of circular cross-section. The head of the pin securing it to the annular frame of the brooch is also plain, above a small transverse ‘bar’ at the junction of pin shaft and head which is oval in plan, to prevent snagging.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2017.5H
Find Information
Site Name: St Donats, Vale of Glamorgan
Collection Method: metal detector
Date: 2013 / April
Notes: Found early April 2013 in a stubble field. Nothing else found in that area of field. Found at depth of around 3 inches in ploughed soil.
Measurements
length / mm:41.7
diameter / mm:2.4 (pin perforation)
weight / g:1.68
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