PUBLIC-5B94A6: PUBLIC-5B94A6: Roman brooch Colchester type 25-60AD

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BROOCH

Unique ID: PUBLIC-5B94A6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Fragment, copper alloy Late Iron Age/early Roman brooch fragment of a Colchester one-piece type. D section bow with small rectangular wings and part of the spring. The bow tapers to the stub of a possibly pierced catch plate (remnants remaining), and is slightly bent at its end. Suggested date: Late Iron Age to Early Roman, 25-60AD. It is 66.17mm long, 14.12mm wide, 5.58mm thick (crest of bow) and weighs 8.10gms.

Class: Colchester (one-piece)

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 25
Date to: Circa AD 60

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 66.17 mm
Width: 14.12 mm
Thickness: 5.58 mm
Weight: 8.1 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th August 2016

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: Welwyn Hatfield (District)
To be known as: Nr Codicote

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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