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Description: | A Roman copper alloy incomplete brooch, probably a Hod Hill or an Aucissa type (1st century AD). The brooch has half of the rolled-over head present that would have housed the axis bar. The axis bar and pin are missing. The bow is flat sheet copper alloy with traces of longitudinal grooved decoration. The brooch is broken across the bow and the foot and catch-plate are missing. The copper alloy has a patchy dark green patina. Similar examples have been found on the military sites at Usk and Castleford (Manning 1995:66-67; Cool & Philo 1998:35-6). Dimensions: length 33.18mm; width of bow 8.66mm; weight 1.91g Reference: Cool, H. E. M. and Philo, C. 1998. Roman Castleford Excavations 1974-85 Volume I The Small Finds. West Yorkshire Archaeology Service, Wakefield. Manning, W. H. 1995. Report on the Excavations at Usk 1965-1976. The Roman Small Finds. University of Wales Press, Cardiff.
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