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BROOCH
Unique ID: SUR-C9B5EB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of the upper part of a Roman cast copper alloy T-shaped brooch. The brooch had a hinged pin in a, now broken, cylindrical housing. The flat bow has a prominent raised spine.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 175
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13.33 mm
Width: 23.86 mm
Weight: 2.39 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 28th September 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 14-1276
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Aldworth (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU5481
Four figure Latitude: 51.52534027
Four figure longitude: -1.22302357
1:25K map: SU5481
1:10K map: SU58SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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