File:516 pin head (FindID 98143).jpg

English: Disc pinhead, gilt copper alloy, 24 mm diameter, with a >1mm thick, flat cross-section . The face was divided into four sectors by a plain cross. In each field there is a chip carved interlace motif. Extending from the base of the cross is an integrally cast pin, truncated in antiquity. Through the left arm of the cross is a drilled hole. The interlace and gilding is typical 8th century. On the reverse of the disc are two concentric incised rings double set 2mm apart. This pin would have been attached in a set of two or three such as the Witham pins example (Wilson, 1964, 133-134).

     Although these pins are found over much of the country, there is a marked concentration in the East Midlands (Treasure Annual Report 2000, 141). 

The face of the disc has been gilted, most of which has worn away leaving only traces in the recesses. The object is in good condition, most of the surface covered in a dark green patina but in some areas the decoration is obscured by corrosion. There are also several spots of localised bronze disease on the reverse. The pin has a 2 mm diameter section and has a surviving length of 8mm.