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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy and enamelled Disc brooch of Roman date, mid 1st to late 2nd century (AD 43 - AD 200). Hattatt 1982, 'Ancient and Romano-British Brooches' 137-139, fig. 58, ref. 118. Maxinum diameter: 19.7mm and 7.2mm thick. Weight: 5.09g.The pin is missing. And the edges of the brooch are ragged and abraded in places.The plate is circular and has a raised border and a hexactinal pattern (a star shape with circular lobes at each point. At the centre there is raised copper alloy pellet. The field surrounding the central pellet and the outer field formed by the arms of the star contain blue enamel. However, some of the enamel is missing. On the rear face the spring mechanism for the pin consists of a single perforated lug which is D-shaped when viewed from the side. It has a complete and corroded spring of four coils, two either side of the lug. The chord is internal. Immediately below the chord there is a flat rib, 2.8mm in width, that extends downwards and evolves to become a catch-plate. The curled over part of the catch-plate that secured the pin is missing due to an old break or abrasion.The brooch is in poor condition. The copper alloy part is corroded and the enamel is crazed. At the rear there are traces of a mid green patina. Both faces have deposits of iron staining.Many similar disc brooches have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database.
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