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BROOCH
Unique ID: YORYM-DED1A9
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete copper-alloy Aucissa, Bagenden Type C (Hull T52) of Roman date, c.AD 43 - 75. The head of the brooch is formed from a flat, rectangular panel which splits in two at the back and rolls up and round to form the integral hinge. An iron axis bar is retained within the rolled head and the slot would have allowed the pin to fit. The pin no longer remains.
From the front of the head plate an integral D-sectioned bow extends, terminating in a worn break. The front of the bow is decorated with two parallel grooves resulting in a raised spine with transverse grooved decoration. Two integral protruberances extend to either side of the remaining bow. The reverse is flat and undecorated.
The metal has a light brown patina and is worn. The brooch is 17.7mm long, 20.6mm wide, 4.6mm thick and weighs 3.1g.
Similar brooches are illustrated in Hattatt (1982), p.97, fig.39, no.66 and are described as commonly being found at Colchester, Silchester and Cirencester, all pre-Roman and Iron Age centres.
Ref:
Hattatt, R. (1982) Ancient and Romano-British Brooches. Sherborne: Dorset Publishing.
Class:
Aucissa, Bagenden Type C
Sub class: Hull T52
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: 17.7 mm
Width: 20.6 mm
Thickness: 4.6 mm
Weight: 3.1 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E06212
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Blyton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK8595
Four figure Latitude: 53.4449235
Four figure longitude: -0.72170894
1:25K map: SK8595
1:10K map: SK89NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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