Birnie, a thriving Iron Age settlement was abandoned around AD 250 at a time of turmoil in Moray - possibly caused by Roman diplomatic interference, with the new wealth of silver coins destabilising local politics. There were no Pictish finds from the excavations apart from this fragment of an eighth century bronze pin...
My replica is made of silver and copper for the pin.
The last photo shows the original fragment next to a replica at the Elgin museum.