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Description: | A late Iron Age - early Roman copper alloy incomplete Aucissa brooch (AD40-65). This is an early hinged brooch, the pin hinged in a narrow tube formed from the top of the bow rolled back above the head plate. Only part of this tube remains now and the pin is missing. The bow is decorated with grooves and ridges extending down the mid-line towards the foot. On the reverse is the first part of the catchplate. The foot is missing. The copper alloy has a dark green patina. Similar examples have been found on the military site at Usk (Manning 1995:66-67). Dimensions: length: 52.74mm; width of bow 9.04mm; weight: 1.91g. Reference: Bayley, J. and Butcher, S. 2004. Roman Brooches in Britain. The Society of Antiquaries, London. P. 66-67. 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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