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Description: | A probable cast copper alloy Roman buckle pin. The pin forms a sub-cruciform , withthe short arms together forming a 'C' shape. The lower portion of the pin tapers to a blunt point. This portion, in profile has a concave terminal. The upper surface is decorated with obliquely angled notches on the bevelled edges. The pin, beyond the side arms is slightly wider than the lower portion, and has concave sides. The terminal is a broken edge, but this break is not recent as the patina covers the break. This portion of the pin is decorated with five transverse grooves. The reverse of the pin is undecorated. The pin has traces of a blue/green patina. It measures 30.38mm long and 26.16mm wide. It weighs 5.2g. The condition of the pin is fair, but incomplete as the integral loop is missing. Similar pins were found at Camerton (Jackson, R. 1990 Camerton: The Late Iron Age and Early Roman Metalwork British Museum Press, No. 48 and 49.) Jackson comments that these type of buckle pins date to the 1st century and are common on military belt-buckles.
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