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Description: | A cast copper alloy, teardrop headed, Roman button and loop fastener, dating from c. 50-150AD, Wild (1970) type 3. The shank and loop has broken away leaving only the head. It is a pointed tear drop shape with a raised boss in the centre, surrounded by a groove. It has a light green patina and is 19.7mm long, 17.6mm wide and 7.7mm thick. It weighs 6.39gm. See Yorkshire Archaeology, Roman Castleford, Vol. 1, fig 22, No. 237, and article in Britannian 1970 by Wild.
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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