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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy disc brooch of Roman date. The brooch is sub-circular with broken and worn edges. A shallow circular indentation is present at the centre of the brooch which is within a slightly raised ring. Six evenly spaced pellets surround the ring. On the reverse of the brooch two worn narrow semi-circular projections are all that remain of the hinge for the pin and the single worn projection for the catchplate. The reverse is undecorated.The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The brooch is 18.5mm in diameter, 3.2mm thick and weighs 1.8g.Similar examples are illustrated in Hattatt, p.364, fig.223 and date to the 3rd century AD.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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