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BROOCH
Unique ID: DUR-17DE65
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A silver annular brooch without the pin, dating to the 13th or 14th century.
The brooch is circular with a diameter of 20.63 mm and is 3.07 mm wide. The brooch is rectangular in section and there is a small space where the metal narrows and the section becomes circular. This is where the pin would have sat although it is now missing.
The front of the brooch has an inscription which reads "IESVS : NAZA" with an initial mark of a cross inside a square frame. The reverse is undecorated.
Brooches of this type were made in the 13th and 14th centuries and it has been argued that they were made from the coinage at the time. The inscription is a shortening of "Jesus Nazarenus Rex Judaeorum" and there is some suggestion that this had apotropaic properties (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 255). Number 1337 in Dress Accessories 1150-1450 is very similar although slightly heavier in weight, perhaps due to the presence of the pin.
Notes:
The age and precious metal content of this item therefore qualify it as treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Inscription:
IESVS.NAZA
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2012T961
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 3.07 mm
Thickness: 1.17 mm
Weight: 1.7 g
Diameter: 20.63 mm
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2012T961
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
To be known as: Near Snape
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. | 1991 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991) | London | Stationery Office Books | 255 |
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