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Description: | Roman brooch - Colchester derivative of the Polden Hill type, having the semi-cylindrical wings, open at the back to hide the spring, which would have been secured by an axis bar held by pierced circular plates at the wing tips. It has backwards facing hook to hold the spring. Little of the catch plate remains, but it can be seen to rise very far up the rear of the bow. There is little decoration other than a flat moulding at each side at the top of the bow - again, characteristic of the type. The metal has a greenish patina. Probably quite early c. 45-60AD. See Fig. 23a, Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Hattat, p69. The length is 37mm, the width is 19mm and the weight 2.26g.
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