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BROOCH
Unique ID: DENO-FF4299
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch of Polden Hill variant, AD c. 75 - c. 175. The bow has been broken off half way along its length and is bent slightly off to one side. The foot, pin and catchplate are missing as well as part of the head loop and the reverse of the wings. There are traces of silvering that appears to have covered the entire surface. The wings are hollow and the hinge bar would have been held in place within a the cylindrical wings but they are broken, so the hinge bar is missing and the inside of the wings is exposed. Each wing terminates with a semi-circular end cap. The bow is decorated with linear grooves. At the head of the brooch is the remains of a head loop. cf. Hattatt, 2000, p. 301.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 175
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28 mm
Width: 22.8 mm
Weight: 8.58 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 24th February 2017 - Friday 24th February 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E8632
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
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: SK4763
Four figure Latitude: 53.16205713
Four figure longitude: -1.29849738
1:25K map: SK4763
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 301 |
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