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BROOCH
Unique ID: SF-3C8983
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Roman brooch. It is a Colchester derivative double lug type, with the lugs, coil and pin missing. The wing case is semi-cylindrical but the edges are worn, incomplete and corroded. The bow is D-shaped in section with some faceting, and a flat back. There may be some moulding on the upper bow, but again, the surface is worn and corroded. A small part of the catch-plate can be determined at the foot of the brooch. It measures 23.97mm in width across the wings and is 41.66 mm in length. The brooch weighs 9.03g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 41.66 mm
Width: 23.97 mm
Weight: 9.03 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th September 2011
Rally details.
This object was found at St. Mary's Bacton Rally, Suffolk, 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's ref. 121
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Bacton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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