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BROOCH
Unique ID: BERK-1AF26A
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete Early Medieval copper-alloy and gilt brooch. The brooch is circular with a small break around the edge. The front has a raised central knop surrounded by a recessed ring, further surrounded by a raised ring of decoration.
The front has traces of gilding. The reverse has the remains of the hinge and catachplate
Kevin Lehey writes: To me it looks like pseudo lettering suggesting that this is a late Anglo-Saxon nummular brooch. It is similar to a 'rosette' issue of Eadgar (AD959-975) but is missing a small cross in the centre.
Thickness: 4.9 mm
Weight: 4.95 g
Diameter: 22.2 mm
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.9 mm
Weight: 4.95 g
Diameter: 22.2 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Gold
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Hermitage (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU5272
Four figure Latitude: 51.44461108
Four figure longitude: -1.25317194
1:25K map: SU5272
1:10K map: SU57SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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