Copper-alloy, 8.27 grams, 85.59 mm. 6th-7th century AD. The pin’s spherical head has a flattened top with a cast roundel decoration. More roundels are placed around the edge of the flat top, with further examples placed almost randomly around the spherical head. The circular-section shaft of the pin is straight with traces of the normal ‘hip’ or swelling found on Anglo-Saxon examples from this period. Reference: MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), BAR British Series 230, 1993, p.188 item 31.42. Very fine condition.