Record ID: CAM-97D6C8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy crescent type Aesica brooch of first century AD date, possibly AD 50-75. The brooch has a spring-case, half-cylindrical with closed ends. The spring-case has a width of 28.5mm and diameter of 7.0mm. A spring of sixteen coils survives within the spring-case as does the external chord (the chord lays over the top of the spring). It is uncertain whether the chord was held in place by a rear hook or now incomplete lug. The pin is completely missing having broken off close to the spring, the break now worn and its exact location uncertain. The brooch …
Created on: Tuesday 24th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 2nd October 2014
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