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BROOCH

Unique ID: BERK-D8BDB6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete Roman copper alloy Headstud type brooch which dates to the 2nd Century AD - to the period c. AD 100 - 175. It has a short stubby hinged heal, head loop broken away and missing. There is a circular depression and crested ridge on the bow. Spring and axis bar still intact, with the latter possibly made of iron. Lower bow and catchplate missing through what appears to be old damage.

Notes:

Oxfordshire & West Berkshire PAS Record Sheet No:B476

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 175

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 27.29 mm
Width: 13.28 mm
Thickness: 4.36 mm
Weight: 6.11 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
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

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.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Cuddeford, M.J.	1992	Identifying Metallic Small Finds	Ipswich	Anglia Publishing	24, 27	27

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Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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