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BROOCH
Unique ID: DENO-928643
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
TREASURE ITEM: 2011 T284. Complete cast gold annular brooch of Medieval date. The frame is circular in plan and semi-circular in cross section with a constriction for the pin. The front of the frame is decorated with a series of six opposed pairs of incised chevrons with incised stippled decoration between. There is no pin rest. The reverse of the brooch frame is plain. The pin, which is complete, is sub-square in section and tapers to a point. It is looped around the frame constriction with a single raised ridge, at the point where the loop meets the main body of the pin, serving as the only decoration.
Brooches of this type are typically dated from the thirteenth to fourteenth centuries, c.1200-1400.
It is worth noting that the brooch is very small in dimensions, being only 11.4mm in diameter, and therefore could only have been used to secure very light-weight fabrics.
Dimensions: Diameter 11.4mm, Width (inside to outside) 1.6mm, Thickness (front to back) 0.8mm, Weight 0.7g. Pin length 12.4mm, Pin width 1.1mm.
This item is more than 300 years old and composed of more than 10% precious metal, and therefore should be considered Treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act 1996".
Notes:
TVC Valuation 09/03/2012: £420
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Class: annular
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Bassetlaw Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2011T284
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 11.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 10th February 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E7374 2011T284
Treasure case number: 2011T284
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Bassetlaw (District)
To be known as: Treswell Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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