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Description: | Incomplete Roman copper alloy Aucissa brooch, missing its pin. It measures 41.93mm in length and weighs 2.05g.The wingspan is 8.49mm, and the wings curve forwards to hold the iron axis bar (still visible). A rectangular hole in the middle is for the pin. The head projects outwards from the wings at 135°. It is slightly wider than the wings (8.85mm wide) and consists of three horizontal panels, the middle of which has its ends cut in a C- and backwards C-shape. The panel closest to the bow is decorated with oblique lines/ ribs.The upper bow has a pronounced curve below the head. The edges are hammered slightly upwards to give a rib effect and decorated with tiny incised oblique lines. Along the centre of the bow is a wide, prominent mid-rib 1.75mm wide. It is decorated with raised oblique lines/ ribs. The two channels either side of the mid-rib are apparently plain. The bow narrows from 7.36mm below the head to 4.44mm.At the base of the upper bow are two moulded horizontal ribs, 3.92mm wide. Below this, and standing vertical, is a tapering rectangular panel 6.4mm long (and tapering from 2.37mm to 1.78mm). The foot - a rounded terminal knob (3.70mm diameter) - extends below. The catchplate extends from the base of the curved upper bow and the lower bow. Cf. Bayley and Butcher 2004, fig.50. The Aucissa brooch (so-called after a number that have been discovered with the maker's name scratched on the head) was introduced with the army in AD 43 and is often known as the 'soldier's brooch' as it appears widely on military sites during the first phase (to AD 70). It has also been found on non-military sites however, and it is likely the type was copied by local manufacturers.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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