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Post Medieval bodkin (plan, profile and close up of initials).
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Angie Bolton, 2016-02-10 12:48:18
Title
Post Medieval bodkin (plan, profile and close up of initials).
Description
English: Report on find of potential Treasure for H M Coroner

Treasure Number: 2016 T119

PAS Database number: WAW-B29549

Period: Post Medieval

Date of Discovery: October 2015

Circumstances of discovery: Metal Detected.

Description: An incomplete Post Medieval silver bodkin: The pin is rectangular in section with slightly rounded edges tapers gradually to a blunt point at the lower terminal. The upper terminal is has a small trefoil knop above which is a small circular perforation. Further down the pin there is a rectangular slot whose sides have been squashed together. At approximately the midpoint, on one face there are the initials A E with a star in-between. The pin is bent in two places, due to damage rather than intention. The surface of the pin is slightly tarnished and scratched. It is apparent from a visual examination that the dress fastener is made from silver.

Dimensions:

Length: 41.36mm

Width: 3.98mm

Thickness: 1.77mm

Weight: 4.6g.

Angie Bolton
Depicted place (County of findspot) Worcestershire
Date between 1600 and 1700
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 767342
Old ref: WAW-B29549
Filename: WAWB29549.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/553006
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/553006/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/767342
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 21 November 2020)
Object location52° 17′ 21.48″ N, 2° 10′ 23.77″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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