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BROOCH
Unique ID: BERK-C84EC5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy Roman Hod Hill style brooch, dating to the period c. AD 43-75. The brooch has moulded longitudinal ridges or reeded decoration down the down upper half of the bow while the lower half has two moulded neck collars above the now missing foot of the brooch. The head of the brooch is broken and missing as is the catchplate on the reverse.
Notes:
Oxfordshire & West berkshire PAS Record Sheet No: B465
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 75
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.78 mm
Width: 10.97 mm
Thickness: 1.79 mm
Weight: 2.76 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 15th September 2017
Rally details.
This object was found at Detectival 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Linear
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Leafield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3015
Four figure Latitude: 51.83281208
Four figure longitude: -1.56604031
1:25K map: SP3015
1:10K map: SP31NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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