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BROOCH

Unique ID: WAW-D42D94

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Medieval gilded silver annular brooch with surviving pin. The frame is circular, wedge-shaped in cross-section to give a flat inward-sloping surface on either face, and has a construction for the surviving pin. The pin has a groove set between two ridges on one face at the junction of loop and shaft; the shaft appears to have a stamped motif, perhaps a letter O, half way down on both faces.

The frame carries an inscription in Lombardic lettering on both faces. The front (judging from the decoration on the pin) reads + AMVR VENT TVTEN (or R), a variant of the common inscription Amor Vincit Omnia or Love Conquers All, but in French (amour vainc tout) rather than Latin.

The other face reads + IO SVI FLUR DE LEL IA (the S is reversed), meaning I Am The Flower Of Loyal [Love].

The brooch dates probably to the thirteenth or early fourteenth century.

Dimensions: diameter 17 mm, width of frame 1.5 mm, thickness of frame 1 mm. Length of pin 15 mm.

Notes:

In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.

Inscription: + AMVR VENT TVTEN / + IO SVI FLUR DE LEL IA

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Warwickshire Miseim
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure

Treasure details

Treasure case tracking number: 2014T680

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1350

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Width: 1.5 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.38 g
Diameter: 17 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2014 - Friday 31st October 2014

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Other reference numbers

Treasure case number: 2014T680

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Weston-on-Avon (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP1551
Four figure Latitude: 52.15707618
Four figure longitude: -1.7821565
1:25K map: SP1551
1:10K map: SP15SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: Warwickshire Miseim
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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