Record ID: DENO-129083
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman Brooch: Incomplete and worn cast copper alloy Headstud brooch. The bow, foot and wings of the brooch survive. The head loop is missing although slight races of where this attached remain. The wings are cylindrical and the axis bar for the hinged pin is encased within. The top of the hinged pin fitting is in situ. The bow is semi-circular in section. On the arch of the bow is the worn headstud which consists of a raised outer circular rim with a central raised pellet. The are two transvers grooves at the bottom of the bow and below this the foot consists of a rounded knop.…
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thoresby Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-127934
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete and worn cast copper alloy Roman umbonate brooch. The brooch is sub-circular in form with a domed central boss and hollow reverse. The domed boss is decorated with a roundel design of enamel filled cells. The outer ring consists of blue triangular cells and there is an inner ring of samller red triangular cells. The remains of the hinged pin fittings survive on the rear but the pin is missing. Brooches of this type are typically dated AD. c.100-250.
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thoresby Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-126C45
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman brooch; a rectangular plate brooch which is decorated by being silvered on the front. Th edges of the plate are damaged, but it appears to be complete. The front is silvered and scratched, but there does not appear to be any further decoration. On the reverse is a central projecting ridge. It is concave in the centre and extends at one end to for the catchplate (the turnover is missing, and is broken across a circular perforation at the other end. This is where the pin would have attached. The breaks are very worn and well patinated. The bare metal is a dark green…
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-125214
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman brooch; a T shaped brooch dating from 43 - 200 AD, of which only the upper bow survives. The wings are long and tubular. They are decorated with two incised bands at each end. They hold a copper alloy axis bar and a slot is provided for the copper alloy pin of which only a fragment of the head survives. The bow is very thin, but wide at the top. It steps inwards half way along the surviving length, and tapers further. It is decorated with vertical moulded ridges and grooves. The reverse is concave. The breaks are patinated and the brooch has a dark green patina ex…
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-123210
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman brooch; a trumpet brooch dating from 75 - 175 AD, of which only the upper bow survives. The plain trumpet head is much wider than it is tall. It has a simple incised border and tapers into the upper bow. It is broken immediately below a beaded collar. A stub of metal projects upwards from the centre of the trumpet head. Behind the head is a tubular housing for the axis bar. The bar is copper alloy and extends at one end showing that it once formed a wire head loop. Only the upper part of the hinged pin survives. It is copper alloy. The brooch has a dark green pati…
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: BERK-121F35
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Roman dolphin style brooch, dating to the first century AD. The brooch is almost complete, missing only its pin. The bow is decorated with raised vertical ribs that run down the centre of the spine; the wings enclose the spring and are decorated with a single incised line at either end. The bow is slightly twisted towards the foot where the catch plate is retained intact. This brooch is similar to those illustrated in Hattatt (2000) nos 882 and 817.
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 16th May 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-121657
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman brooch; a trumpet brooch dating from 75 - 175 AD, of which only the lower bow survives. The acanthus button is on the front only, and has three petals at the top and three at the bottom. Below is a triple collar. The lower bow is decorated with two vertical recessed panels, with a raised chevron at the top of each, both pointing inwards forming a cross (X) at the top of the decorated area. The foot is missing but part of the catchplate survives. The breaks are worn and patinated. The whole brooch has a dark green patina.
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: LIN-11FFF4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman enamelled umbonate brooch. The brooch is domed and covered with two concentric rings of small triangular cells. The outer ring cells are, alternatively, filled with white and blue enamel. The inner tringular cells are narrower and inlaid with white and red enamel. A small conical hollow at the centre shows no trace of enamel. The hinged pin and the stub of catchplate extend beyond the back. The reverse of the dome is concave shaped. A part of the pin lug and the catchplate have been preserved, the pin is missing.
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 28th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Apley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-1160E1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy Roman bow brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 4.l, Plate 46. Dating from the late first century to second century AD. The brooch is a large and bulky example of the type and has tubular wings that are open at the reverse for the sprung pin mechanism, retained inside. The spring appears to have 14 coils. The pin is missing. A rearward projecting lug holds the spring cord in place. The wings have pierced circular plates on the end. There is subtle semi-circular moulding on both sides of the head, above the wi…
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 4th November 2019
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Record ID: NMS-0D9F32
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Crescent-type Aesica brooch, spring, pin, part of catchplate and one corner of foot missing, in quite fresh condition despite some pock marking especially on reverse. The method of manufacture is cast-in-one. Single oblique groove on both wings, and grooves on bow, crescent and foot. The "crescent" is D-shaped with a very sharp and straight upper edge. Its wingspan is 17.5 mm and its length is 33 mm. Dates to the mid 1st century.
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wacton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-0C1984
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A zoomorphic copper alloy Roman brooch. This brooch is in the shape of a three dimensional bird (probably a duck) with wings extended. - The brooch is decorated with red and blue enamel, of which much remains. There are two half moon shaped cells on each shoulder, filled with red and blue enamel respectively. The bird's back is decorated with six grooves, four inlaid with red enamel, two with blue. Near the duck's neck, there are two small cells of red and blue enamel on each side. The rest of the decoration has been lost. - Preservation: the bird's head seems to be damaged, as it tap…
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 28th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Apley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-F6F4E2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Hinged T-shaped brooch, a sawfish type dating from 43 - 200 AD.The head of the brooch is formed from wide tubular wings with incised collars at each end and a longitudinal seam along the back. Iron corrosion suggests the axis bar is iron. The very top of the copper alloy hinged pin survives. The flat sectioned bow extends downward tapering towards a long thin foot with a projecting knop at the end. The bow itself is decorated with two incised lines running parallel, one down either side of the bow, and a central projecting ridge. The edges of the bow a…
Created on: Sunday 13th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 27th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-F6B831
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating from 75 - 175 AD. The brooch has a plain trumpet head with a thickened moulded rim and a short stub of metal projecting from the top of the trumpet. The acanthus button is very crisp; it has three petals above and three below a central flange, with a triple collar flanking above and below. It does not continue round the bow. The lower bow is faceted with an incised vertical line on each side.The foot projects forwards and has a single collar. Some of the catchplate survives. A tubular moulding behind the head holds the copper alloy axis bar w…
Created on: Sunday 13th May 2012
Last updated: Sunday 13th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-E80AD3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman brooch; a silvered Hod Hill brooch dating from the mid first century AD. The headplate is rolled forward to form a tube which would have held the axis bar for a hinged pin. Both the bar and the pin are missing. The bow is slightly arched and widens towards the centre. Across the top is a channel on a wider area. There is also a vertical channel down the centre. A side knop is located on either side at the base of the bow. The lower part of the brooch is a flat triangular plate with a horizontal channel across the top of it. The foot is missing. The catchplate surv…
Created on: Saturday 12th May 2012
Last updated: Sunday 13th December 2020
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Record ID: NARC-CF8AD8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The triangular catchplate of a Colchester type Brooch. 1st century AD. The bow is plain and rectangular in section. The catchplate projects 10mm from the reverse of the bow.
Created on: Friday 11th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 11th May 2012
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Record ID: NARC-CF50A7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Colchester two-piece brooch, dating from the mid to late 1st century AD. The horizontal wings take the form of a half-cylinder, at the centre of which there is a perforated lug containing the axis bar. Immediately above this lug is a second such lug containing the external chord, which holds in place the seven surviving coils of the spring. The pin is missing. Thesecond lug becomes a central vertical ridge running down the front of the bow. The sub-rectangular-sectioned bow is broken, and so the catchplate is missing. The wings are 29mm long and 6,, wi…
Created on: Friday 11th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 11th May 2012
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Record ID: DENO-BE3202
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy Roman knee brooch, missing its spring mechanism, pin & part of catchplate. There are slight traces of tinning on the surface which otherwise has a mig-green patina. The wings are tubular and C-shaped in profile with the ends of the wings enclosed with small circular perforations for taking the, now missing, axis bar. The neck bow extends in an accentuated curve and is rectangular in section To the rear of the bow at the top and bottom of the curve, are two projections creating the illusion of an almost enclosed C-shaped area. Below this arch the bow st…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 27th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blidworth Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-BBBF15
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large and bulky cast copper-alloy Roman bow brooch of Polden Hill type, dating from the late first to second century AD. The brooch is largely complete apart from its missing pin and the sprung pin mechanism is still held in place within the hollow semi-cylindrical wings. The wings have pierced plates at either end. A lug projects from the rear of the head for attachment of the spring cord. There are moulded semi-circular plates above the wings on either side of the head. The remains of the catchplate are visible on the reverse of the bow at the bottom, although this has been broken…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2012
Last updated: Sunday 31st January 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-BBB0C0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy zoomorphic (duck) plate brooch. It is 22.61 mm long, 7.26 mm wide and 8.88 mm thick. The object is in a fair condition and weighs 1.35 grms. It is a plate brooch portraying a swimming duck. The duck is only missing its tail. The body of the duck is formed by the plate which is oval shaped in form; the neck, projecting from the plate, is cylindrical and curves forming a rounded head with a flattened oval shaped beak. The body contains four elongated enamel cells retaining some of the blue enamel. On the reverse side, the semi-circular lug with the remains of a circul…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-BB7646
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The upper half of a cast copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative brooch (possibly Dolphin type) dating to the 1st century AD. The pierced semicircular lug is situated below the wings with a possible second lug above which has abraded through. Nothing of the axis bar or spring mechanism survives. The wings curve shallowly downwards. They are seemingly plain, though corroded and abraded at one of the wing tips. The broken bow has a tall central ridge flanked by less pronounced ridges on either side. It is broadly semicircular in cross-section, having a flat lower surface. It tapers to…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd May 2012
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