Record ID: HESH-07DB3E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands) brooch, Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b. Plate 46, of Roman date (AD80-120). The wings are semi-cylindrical and the perforated wing / end caps are lost. The pin, axis bar, spring are also lost. A large depression is present on the reverse of the brooch; this is filled with a black coloured deposit. The bow head is hump-like, and slightly angular (comma shaped) in profile. The upper edge of the head has a flat triangular wedge shaped boss - which is probably all that remains of a rearward pr…
Created on: Thursday 3rd December 2015
Last updated: Monday 28th November 2016
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Record ID: HESH-33D62F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete late Roman/ Early-Medieval (AD 400-600) penannular brooch of Fowler's Type D and Booth's type D2. The frame is sub-circular, and oval in cross-section. The pin is missing. The brooch is made from a single cylindrical piece of copper alloy that has been bent into a circle, with the outer edges bent back to form terminals lying flat against the frame. The terminals each have a pair of incurved facets on their top edges and a groove across each end, forming what looks like a very stylised animal head (Booth, 2014, 148: type D2). The terminals touch each other. There is no f…
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2015
Last updated: Friday 1st December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-64216D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester-derivative Polden Hill (fMackreth Group 4, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b, 4c, Plate 46 type, AD 80-120. The wings are semi-cylindrical with perforated wing / end caps. The wing caps are complete. The rearward facing hook, spring, pin, foot and catch plate are missing. The remains of the rearward facing hook is visible, this is located at the centre of the bow on the upper edge. The bow head is hump-like, and slightly angular (comma shaped) in profile. The bow tapers to a broken terminal. The catch-plate on the rear has bee…
Created on: Tuesday 20th October 2015
Last updated: Monday 9th January 2017
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Record ID: HESH-74F8FC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A near complete cast copper alloy Colchester derivative (Polden Hill style) brooch, Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b, 4c, Plate 46, of Roman date (AD 80-120). The brooch survives well apart from a missing pin. In plan, the brooch is almost T-shaped, and D-shaped in cross section. The bow head is hump-like, and angular (comma shaped) in profile, with cylindral wings projecting from either side at the top which are perforated. The hook is present at the rear head of the bow which holds the spring. The spring of eight coils is intact. The bow tapers to the foot which is now misshapen. The catch pl…
Created on: Friday 20th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 10th January 2017
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Record ID: HESH-72C356
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete brooch of cast copper alloy Colchester derivative (Polden Hill style), Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b, 4c, Plate 46, of Roman date (AD 80-120). The wings are semi-cylindrical with the left hand side wing and cap missing. The axis bar, spring, pin, catchplate and foot are all lost. The spring would have been held by an external chord that attached to a rearward facing hook which is partially intact at the centre of the wings on the upper edge. The bow head is hump-like, and slightly angular (comma shaped) in profile. The bow would have extended to a foot which is missing. The fi…
Created on: Friday 20th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 10th January 2017
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Record ID: HESH-7080F7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman gilded disc (oval) brooch with dark black glass inset, probably dating to (3rd to 4th CenturiesAD). The brooch is oval in plan with a large centrally set conical paste or black glass 'gem'. Around the gem the metalwork has been gilded. On other examples this area has been decorated, however this example appears to be undecorated. The outer rim is slightly raised. On the reverse the pin lug is retained and the catchplate consists of an incomplete rectangular lug. The hinge is partially present on the opposing side of the brooch to the catch plate w…
Created on: Friday 20th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 15th September 2015
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Record ID: HESH-6A4BDA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands, Mackreth 2011, 4.i2) brooch of Roman date (AD 80-120). One of the wings, the spring, pin, foot and catch plate are missing. The remaining wing is semi-cylindrical, the perforated wing / end cap is missing. Only the base of the rearward facing hook remains, this is located at the centre of the wings on the upper edge. The bow head is hump-like, and slightly angular (comma shaped) in profile. The bow is D shaped in cross section. It extends to a broken terminal that would have original…
Created on: Wednesday 14th January 2015
Last updated: Saturday 26th November 2016
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Record ID: WAW-CA65E7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A Polden Hill type Roman brooch dating to between c. AD 80 and 120: The wings are semi-cylindrical, terminating with incomplete wing caps. The axis bar is possibly iron with an spring whose coils are not visible due to corrosion. The pin is missing. The wings are undecorated. At the edge of the wings and bow head there is a small intregral hook which holds the chord in place. The bow head is hump-like in profile and is undecorated. The bow is oval in section and tapers slightly to a broken edge just below the wings. This break and that of the wing are not recent. The surface of the br…
Created on: Monday 2nd December 2013
Last updated: Monday 14th November 2016
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Record ID: WAW-DDF625
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands), c.f. Mackreth 2011, 4.d. Plate 47. The wings are semi-cylindrical terminating with perforated wing caps, both of which are complete. The wings are undecorated. At the junction of the wings and bow head there is an integral hook holding the chord in place. The axis bar and spring remains, with the spring having six incomplete coils. The pin is missing. The head is hump-like in profile and decorated with a high-relief vertical ridge which has fine transverse grooves. The bo…
Created on: Monday 9th September 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 1st November 2016
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