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BROOCH
Unique ID: IOW-C651A3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy composite double-disc brooch (c. AD 100-c. 200).
This is an incomplete disc with a pin-lug at the rear. Due to breaks, the disc is now sub-circular in plan. It has a circular hole, 2.6mm in diameter, at the centre. The double parallel pin-lug is incomplete and the axis bar and pin are missing.
This brooch is corroded and green with flecks of a green patina. The breaks are old and there is iron staining around the catch-plate.
Length: 18.2mm; width: 16.4mm; thickness: 0.8mm; thickness including pin-lug: 10.0mm. Weight: 1.16g.
A similar brooch was found in the same area in 2016. See: IOW-A346E9.
Compare with similar brooches published by Hattatt and dated to the 2nd century AD (Hattatt 1989: 355, fig. refs: 214, 598, 1121, 1122, 1615 and 1616).
Hattatt, R. 1989. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts. Oxford: Oxbow Books.
Class: Plate (double-disc)
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Donated by the finder to the Isle of Wight Heritage Service, 30/3/2017
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.2 mm
Width: 16.4 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight: 1.16 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th February 2017 - Saturday 18th February 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-3-27
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 1989 | Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts: A fourth selection of brooches together with some other antiquities from the author | Oxford | Oxbow Books | 355 | 214, 598, 1121, 1122, 1615 and 1616 |
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