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Description: | A Roman copper alloy buckle plate or hinge that is probably military (circa 50-70 AD). The buckle plate is constructed from two sheets of copper alloy riveted together with two irregularly shaped rivets. The first rivet is located in the centre near the buckle edge, the second rivet is aligned off-centre, towards one corner at the opposite end. The buckle plate has a pin slot at the buckle end. The front surface is decorated with repousse rings along the mid-line and a pellet border. The rivets sit in the centre of the outer rings. There are some losses along the edges. The copper alloy has a pale green patina. This buckle or hinge plate is very similar in form to one found in a hoard from Santon, Norfolk that was dated to the mid 1st century AD, the 50s and 60s (Spratling 1975:206). The Santon example is only one half for the plate and it is undecorated, however it could be the rear plate that is not decorated on this example. Dimensions: length: 43.75mm; width: 14.80mm; thickness: 1.15mm; weight: 3.53g. Reference: Spratling, M. 1975. Fragments of Lorica Segmentata in the hoard from Santon, Norfolk. In Britannia Volume 6. pp. 206-207.
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