File:Early medieval pin head with runic inscription (FindID 749046).jpg

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Early medieval pin head with runic inscription
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Durham County Council, Lauren Pratt, 2015-11-02 17:21:35
Title
Early medieval pin head with runic inscription
Description
English: A copper alloy pin head probably dating to the 8th century.

The object is sub-circular in plan and flat with an irregular edge.There is a possible hole through the middle which is visible on both sides of the object however it is now corroded over. The back of the object is undecorated and irregular with some areas of active corrosion. The front of the object is decorated and gilded. Around the circular hole there is a circular incised border. Around the circular border are a series of incised runic letters. These letters consist of letter of the Futhorc script, numbers 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 of the Dickins (1932: 16) transliteration. Based on this version of the alphabet the numbers 23 and 24 are reversed. This would suggest that the inscription does not make sense.

A similar example, the Malton Pin (British Museum number 2000,0508.1) is held by the British Museum. The Malton Pin is more complete with a double incised border and the pin is attached to the back of the disc. Like this example, the it has a series of letters found in the Futhorc alphabet and it is suggested that. The Malton Pin is suggested to date to the 8th century AD.

Also compare LANCUM-EEFFFB and HAMP-0EE512.

Reference: Dickins, B. (1932) 'A System of Transliteration for Old English Runic Inscriptions' in Leeds Studies in English 1: 15- 19.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date between 700 and 800
Accession number
FindID: 749046
Old ref: DUR-79B856
Filename: DUR79B856.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/539008
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/539008/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/749046
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Object location53° 13′ 06.96″ N, 0° 19′ 13.72″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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