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BROOCH
Unique ID: HAMP-BDC0BA
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of Roman (AD 43-70) copper alloy Hod Hill brooch, consisting of the head and part of the upper bow only.
The wings span 15.3mm and have a central slot for the pin. They curl forwards to hold the axis bar, which remains in the form of iron corrosion (visible at either end of the wings and to the front, aorund the slot). One of the wings is rather shorter than the other (7.7mm to 6.0mm)
The head is rectangular in shape with a waisted section below (5.2mm wide), connecting itto the upper bow. The upper bow is decorated with three horizontal raised ribs (connected by narrower wasited sections) widest beneath the head (8.5mm, then 6.0mm, 5.7mm). The reverse is flat. The break below the shortest rib is old.
The object measures 16.7mm in length, 15.3mm in max.width and weighs 1.54g.
Notes:
In "Late Iron Age and Roman Brooches", Worrell (1998, p9) notes that Hod Hill brooches are closely related to Aucissa brooches from which they probably developed. They occur widely on the continent, particularly in Gaul and the Rhineland (ibid.). The main centre of production was probably Gaul, but some were probably made in Britain (ibid.). They are often associated with military sites and probably introduced to Britain by the Roman army, although they are also found on non-military sites (ibid.). Hod Hill brooches are known from post-conquest depositions and the type is better known on the continent. Bayley & Butcher (2004, p.153) suggest Hod Hill brooches went out of use c.70 AD.
Class: Hod Hill
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 70
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.7 mm
Width: 15.3 mm
Weight: 1.54 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 13th August 2016 - Saturday 13th August 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 750
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: East Hampshire (District)
Parish or ward: Ropley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU6434
Four figure Latitude: 51.10173931
Four figure longitude: -1.08732003
1:25K map: SU6434
1:10K map: SU63SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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