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BROOCH

Unique ID: SWYOR-324843

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy Roman Aucissa brooch dating from AD 25 - 75. The strip brooch has a head formed by rolling the strip forwards, under and then over the axis bar to form a tube. The axis bar and the pin are missing. Iron corrosion indicated the material of one of the missing pieces. The head does not appear to be inscribed "Aucissa" as on the brooches which gave this class their name. A transverse band of ropework decorates the head, and then the strongly arched bow has a central longitudinal ridge. At the base of the curved part of the bow is another group of transverse ridges. The short lower bow is flat and terminates in a spherical foot. The catchplate projects from the lower bow and is incomplete. The brooch is corroded and there are chips in the patina and along the edges of the brooch. It is also bent out of shape. Compare examples on page 317 of Hattatt's Visual Catalogue. Compare also IOW-8F4753 and SWYOR-2D6835. The brooch is 34.6mm long, 11.9mm wide and 28mm thick. 3.95g. It has a dark green patina.

Class: Aucissa

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 25
Date to: Circa AD 75

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 34.6 mm
Width: 11.9 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight: 3.95 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Tuesday 31st January 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 3043

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Middleton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE9148
Four figure Latitude: 53.92015652
Four figure longitude: -0.61587348
1:25K map: SE9148
1:10K map: SE94NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Hattatt, R.	1982	Ancient and Romano-British brooches	Sherborne	Dorset Publishing

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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