Silver, 6.70 grams, 103.62 mm. 8th-9th century AD. An unusual form of Viking hipped pin with a slight median bulb. The head is conical with rectilinear incisions in a 'swirled' arrangement. Reference: West. S. A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998 p.119 fig.3-10. Extremely fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection, not found in the UK. This item is accompanied by a positive XRF ancient metal test certificate from Oxford X-ray Fluorescence Ltd.