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BROOCH
Unique ID: NLM-043ECA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy brooch. Cast discoid plate brooch, Mackreth type British Plate 2.c. A central annulus with sunken centre; though apt to retain enamel no colorant remains here. This is surrounded by a thirteen pointed star design, with the star forming a single cell filled with dull red enamel, with a slightly raised outer rim and a central dot reserved or uncoloured for each of its points. There is a trace of an outer rim at one point, otherwise this is lost. The back bears twin lugs and the stub of a sprung pin, and the stub of a catch plate opposite. Suggested date: Roman, 120-250.
Diameter: 21.5mm, Thickness (clear of pin gear): 2mm, Weight: 3.31gms.
Class:
Plate
Sub class: Mackreth type British Plate 2.c.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 120
Date to: Circa AD 250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 3.31 g
Diameter: 21.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM29003
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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