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BROOCH
Unique ID: LEIC-260BD7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Roman Period, copper alloy disc brooch; 21.16mm in length, 16.85mm wide and 6.25mm thick. The brooch weighs 4.5g. The brooch is similar to no.124 in fig. 204 of Hatatt's Visual Catalogue.
The brooch is sub circular in shape and rectangular in section, and consists of a raised circular outer border which contains a raised motif of a five pointed 'flower'.
The reverse of the brooch is flat except for the copper alloy spring and catchplate which runs along the diameter of the piece. The spring section shows the presence of iron on the object, while the top portion of the spring appears to have broken off.
Class:
Plate
Sub class: Disc
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Bosworth Battlefield
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.16 mm
Width: 16.85 mm
Thickness: 6.25 mm
Weight: 4.5 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: BOS4899
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
To be known as: Bosworth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 | 204 | 124 |
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