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Description: | A cast copper alloy button and loop fastener of Roman date, about AD 100 - 200, Wild type 5c. It consists of a head in the form of an undecorated, flat disc and a triangular loop at the end of a shaft bent at a right angle to attached to the head in the centre of the reverse. It is 33.6mm long, 23.6mm wide (the diameter of the disc) and 9.4mm thick. It weighs 7.13gm. For reference, see Wild, J.P., Button and Loop Fasteners in the Roman Provinces, Britannia Volume 1 (1970).
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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