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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy disc brooch dating to the Roman period (AD 200 - AD 350). The brooch is circular with a raised border around the outer edge and another concentric circular ridge inside. The area between the ridges is decorated with a series of repeated 'C' shapes all the way around. The centre of the brooch is decorated with a conical shaped boss, with six oval spokes spaced evenly around it. The reverse is flat and undecorated, with remains of the catchplate. The pin is missing and the breaks are worn.The metal has a green and uneven patina, with remains of gilding inside the border ridges and in between the oval spokes. The brooch is 21.5 mm in diameter, 9.4 mm thick and weighs 7.0 g.A number of gilded disc brooches with similar designs can be found on the PAS database, including YORYM-F7C9F2. Illustrations of comparable examples can also be found in Hattatt (2000, p. 346-7, fig. 205-6).Reference:Hattatt, R., 2000 A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches Oxford : Oxbow Books.
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