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BROOCH

Unique ID: NMGW-490957

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Roman copper alloy penannular brooch of Fowler’s (1960) Type B (or ‘omega’ / Iberian type) and of sub-type B3, probably of c. mid 1st to early 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary, but is complete except for the missing pin (with a width of 45mm, a height of 44mm and a weight of 14.2g). The hoop is of quadrangular section (having a width of 6.0mm and a thickness of 4.0mm) with rounded faces, faceted on the interior edge. The terminals are composed of a crescent moulding opposing the hoop with a ‘tear-shaped’ device between the crescent and hoop. The brooch is eroded but the surface is well-preserved with a pale to mid-green patina.

Notes:

The brooch can be closely paralleled with examples found at Caerwent, Monmouthshire (Fowler 1963, Fig. 4, No 10) and in Ogof-Yr-Esgyrn, Powys (Boon, 1968, p 45-46, fig 10.6) , which has slightly more elaborate terminals. These examples have solid cast terminals rather than bent terminals. Boon states that the type is rare in Britain and both Fowler and Boon see the type as of Iberian derivation (from the 2nd century BC) and outline the difficulty of dating the type. British examples of Type B from Hod Hill and Colchester are early, from c. mid 1st to early 2nd century AD.

Class: Penannular
Sub class: Fowler type B

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Width: 45 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 14.2 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NMWPA 2007.171

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Wales (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: the Vale of Glamorgan (Unitary Authority)
District: the Vale of Glamorgan (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Wenvoe (Community)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST0871
Four figure Latitude: 51.430508
Four figure longitude: -3.32477
1:25K map: ST0871
1:10K map: ST07SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher
Boon, G.C.	1968	Apendix II, The Roman Material
Fowler, E.	1960	The origins and development of the penannular brooch in Europe	London	The Prehistoric Society
Fowler, E.	1963	Celtic Metalwork of the Fifth and Sixth centuries A.D.	London	Royal Archaeological Institute

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Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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