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BROOCH
Unique ID: LEIC-689DC0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman copper alloy hinged Aucissa brooch, 23mm long, 16mm wide and 9mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition and weighs 3.89grams. The brooch has circular sectioned hollow wings which have stepped linear decoration. The bow emerges from the centre of the head and is sub rectangular in section with a rounded ridge running its length. It has a spherical knop terminal and a triangular catchplate.
Class:
Bow Brooch
Sub 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 75
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23 mm
Width: 16 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight: 3.89 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Blaby (District)
Parish or ward: Cosby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP5495
Four figure Latitude: 52.550176
Four figure longitude: -1.205056
1:25K map: SP5495
1:10K map: SP59NW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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