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BROOCH
Unique ID: LANCUM-54A333
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester or Colchester derivative brooch dating from the early Roman period, that is the 1st or early 2nd century.
Most of the body and the wings survive, but the catchplate, pin and spring/hinged mechanism are missing. We only have one image of the brooch and this image suggests that it had a hinged rather than a sprung mechanism. Both the wings and the bow of the brooch appear undecorated except for (possibly) some mouldings on the wings.
See Hattatt, R. 2007, 297, fig.156, for similar brooches.
Bayley, J. and Butcher, S., (2004) Roman Brooches in Britain: A technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection. London, Society of Antiquaries.
NB: This is a rally find that was not seen by the FLO in person. Images and findspot information were kindly provided by the rally organiser.
Class: Colchester
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 43
Date to: Exactly AD 150
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30 mm
Width: 27 mm
Weight: 3.84 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 7th April 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Bardney
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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