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BROOCH
Unique ID: SWYOR-534A97
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy Roman brooch, probably an Aucissa type dating from c. 43 -100AD. The bow of the brooch has been flattened, in antiquity, damaging the patina and the curve is no longer apparent. The bow is plain, except at the shoulder, where there is a raised triangular section, bordered by a line of incised small squares. The wings are also plain and tubular, holding the remains of a ferrous pin bar. There is a wide slot for the hinged pin. The catch plate is present, but the pin is missing. The brooch has a dark green patina. It is 57.4mm long, 26.3mm wide and 12.1mm thick. It weighs 5.83gm. Reference: Hattatt, Visual catalogue, fig. 177, No. 1430.
Class: Aucissa
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 57.4 mm
Width: 26.3 mm
Thickness: 12.1 mm
Weight: 5.83 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 9th March 2009 - Monday 8th March 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1067
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Kirk Smeaton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE4917
Four figure Latitude: 53.647219
Four figure longitude: -1.260218
1:25K map: SE4917
1:10K map: SE41NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 2000 | A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches | Oxford | Oxbow Books | 177 | 1430 |
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