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BROOCH
Unique ID: DENO-FE9C8B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative, hinged ('Dolphin') brooch, dating from AD c. 55 - c. 100. The brooch is missing its pin, catchplate and part of wings. Both wings and bow are plain. The bow tapers to a point. The whole surface is covered in a fairly even green patination, with some loss to the surface in places. cf. Hattatt. 2000, 299, fig.158, no. 359.
Class: Colchester derivative, hinged ('Dolphin')
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 55
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30.3 mm
Width: 25.7 mm
Thickness: 9.4 mm
Weight: 10.36 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 6th March 2017 - Monday 6th March 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E8632
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Ashfield (District)
Parish or ward: Sutton in Ashfield North (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK4762
Four figure Latitude: 53.15306887
Four figure longitude: -1.29864384
1:25K map: SK4762
1:10K map: SK46SE
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. | 2000 | A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches | Oxford | Oxbow Books | Page 299. Fig.158. | No 359 |
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