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This large, bronze pin is one of several found during excavations at the site of Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. It may have been used to fasten clothing. The pin dates from sometime between 80 and 180 AD.

The pin has a large, flat circular head and a blunt end.

Roman pins were used primarily for the dress and hair. They occur in a range of materials and styles, with some of the heads highly decorative. At Newstead, many of the pins were found at the baths.

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• Online ID: 000-100-104-108-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FRA 715
• Date: 80 - 180 AD
  Between 80 and 180 AD
  
• Material: Bronze
  
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• Who: Newstead Collection
  
• Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
  
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• Description: Pin of bronze, from the Roman site at Newstead, Roxburghshire, 80 - 180 AD
  
• References:
  • Curle, J. A Roman frontier post and its people: the fort of Newstead. Glasgow: MacLehose, 1911, p 337, Pl XCII, 15. 
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