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BROOCH
Unique ID: LVPL-838AF5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch, dating to c. 1st to 2nd centuries AD. The trumpet brooch has a typical oval head shape, the pin and spring and catchplate are missing. The object is curved in profile. The bow of the brooch is decorated with a central rounded mouldings, above and blow which, are transverse mouldings. The bow tapers to the foot which is missing. The brooch has a brown/green patina and is worn. It can be dated from 75-175AD.
Class: Trumpet
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 175
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 46.98 mm
Width: 13.32 mm
Thickness: 11.12 mm
Weight: 12.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Helsby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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