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BROOCH

Unique ID: NLM-1F2901

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Copper alloy Colchester brooch. Nine-coil spring and prominent forward hook at crest of a narrow bow tapering to the stub of a pierced catch-plate. A stubby pair of wings with fluted decoration partially masks the spring, though the decoration itself reflects the appearance of the coiled spring. A complete pin of round section is drawn from the spring, and is now bent. Suggested date: Late Iron Age to early Roman, 25-80 AD. Length: 76.31mm, Width: 32.10mm,Thickness (at crest of bow): 6.3mm, Weight: 21.55g.

Class: Colchester

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 25
Date to: Circa AD 80

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 76.31 mm
Width: 32.1 mm
Thickness: 6.3 mm
Weight: 21.55 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 21st February 2010

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM14199

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Binbrook (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF2094
Four figure Latitude: 53.42914205
Four figure longitude: -0.19537552
1:25K map: TF2094
1:10K map: TF29SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Martin Foreman wrote @ 10:15:09 on the 4th January 2012.
Donald Mackreth kindly corrects this record as follows: 'Not only is there no such thing as a two-piece Colchester, this is patently an ordinary Colchester as the two stalks for the forward-facing hook and the lower one for the spring are clearly visible'. This authoritative revision is gratefully accepted by the reporter.

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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