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BROOCH
Unique ID: PUBLIC-B2A4AB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester derivative, (dolphin type) brooch dating to the Roman period (c. AD 43-100). The brooch consists of the head with complete wings and end plates, the hinge and spring are both missing. The bow arches from the head and tapers to a worn break roughly half way down the bow. The entire brooch is decorated with a series of ridges: five each on either wing with the inner most ridge, the centre ridge and the outermost ridge bearing incised horizontal line in a rope-like motif. The bow is decorated with three vertical ridges running down its length.. The pin, foot and catchplate are all missing. The brooch has a dark green patina.
Similar examples of this astyle of brooch have been recorded on the PAS database, including: WILT-B07790; BM-3A17B2; and LEIC-825AA4.
Weight: 3.5gms Length: 17.7mm Width: 21.7mm Thickness: 4.0mm
Class: Colchester derivative, dolphin
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.7 mm
Width: 21.7 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 3.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 3rd October 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Leintwardine
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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