WAW-F69D61: Roman brooch: T-shaped (plan and reverse).

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BROOCH

Unique ID: WAW-F69D61

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Roman (AD c. 50-400) Initial T-shaped brooch (Mackreth 2011, Chap 3, Part 4, The Hinged Pin, Type 5k Plate 58); The copper-alloy brooch has a cylindrical crossbar which has a central slot on the reverse to allow the pin to be hinged. The axis bar is within the wings and has a fragment of the pin hinged to the axis bar. The wings are undecorated. The bow is hump-like and undecorated. The bow tapers towards a broken edge towards the foot and is a slender pointed oval in section. There is no trace of a catchplate.

It measures 26.36mm long, 15.13mm wide and it weighs 4g.

The brooch is an initial T-shaped brooch, which is described as being usually hinged, not enamelled, with no head stud and having fine decoration and date to the Flavian period, AD 69-96 (Bayley and Butcher, 2004: p. 159). Mackreth classifies this brooch as 2011, Chap 3, Part 4, The Hinged Pin, Type 5k and a similar example is on Plate 58 No. 2238 dating to the mid 1st to 4th century.

Bayley, J. and Butcher, S., 2004 Roman Brooches in Britain: A technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection London: Society of Antiquaries

Mackreth, D. F. 2011 Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain Volume 1 Oxford: Oxbow Books

Class: Initial T-Shaped
Sub class: Mackreth 2011, Chap 3, Part 4, The Hinged Pin, Type 5k Plate 58

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 26.36 mm
Width: 15.13 mm
Weight: 4 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 5th November 2018 - Saturday 2nd February 2019

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Solihull (Metropolitan District)
District: Solihull (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Barston (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP1878
Four figure Latitude: 52.3997218
Four figure longitude: -1.73687278
1:25K map: SP1878
1:10K map: SP17NE
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
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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