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BROOCH
Unique ID: IOW-3982F6
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy flat, enamelled disc (sexfoil) plate brooch (AD 80-250).
The pin, some of the spring and the curled-over part of the catch-plate are missing.
The front is decorated with a six-pointed star with concave arms around a single copper alloy pellet of reserved metal. The points of the star each terminate in a rounded knop. The areas inside and outside the star were probably enamelled but none can be seen.
On the reverse, two projecting perforated lugs accommodate a copper alloy-axis bar for the copper-alloy spring. A spring chord can be seen below the lugs. The remaining part of the catch-plate is 'D'-shaped in side view.
This brooch has a green patina.
Diameter: 18.4mm; thickness: 1.5mm; thickness including spring: 6.0mm. Weight: 3.21g.
Compare with Hattatt 1989, p.344, fig. 203, refs: 118, 518, 1409.
Worrell dates flat enamelled disc brooches to AD 80-250 'Roman Brooch Timeline' unpublished Worrell (1997).
Hattatt, R. 1989. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts. Oxford: Oxbow Books.
Class:
Flat, enamelled disc (sexfoil)
Sub class: Hattatt 1989, fig. 203, refs: 118, 518, and 1409
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 80
Date to: Exactly AD 250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 3.21 g
Diameter: 18.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th September 2018 - Sunday 30th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-1-294
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
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. | 1989 | Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts: A fourth selection of brooches together with some other antiquities from the author | Oxford | Oxbow Books | 344, fig. 203, refs: 118, 518, 1409 |
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