Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
CC License:
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
Unique ID: WAW-667266
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published
A Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 4a-b, flat wing ends type, West Midlands) (AD c. 80-120): The brooch is copper alloy and is incomplete. The wings are semi-cylindrical terminating with perforated wing caps, one of which is incomplete. The wings are undecorated. At the junction of the wings and bow head has an integral hook. and on both sides there is a moulding. The copper alloy axis bar spring and pin are all missing. The bow head is hump-like in profile and undecorated. The bow is oval in section, and gradually tapers to a broken edge just below the wings. The surface of the brooch has a well developed mid blue/green patina. It measures 19.91mm long, 20.3mm wide across the wings and weighs 5.4g.
The brooch is a Polden Hill type. Bayley and Butcher (2004:160) comment that the distribution of Polden Hill brooches are concentrated in the West Midlands and suggest they date to AD 80 to 120.
Bayley and Butcher, 2004 Roman Brooches in Britain: A technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection Society of Antiquaries
Class: Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 4a-b, flat wing ends type, West Midlands)
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 80
Date to: Circa AD 120
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.91 mm
Width: 20.3 mm
Weight: 5.4 g
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 26th November 2013
This information is restricted for your access level.
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
4 Figure: SP0337
Four figure Latitude: 52.03140164
Four figure longitude: -1.95768273
1:25K map: SP0337
1:10K map: SP03NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.