Record ID: LEIC-03D8E0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine, AD 335-41 (Reece period 17) Reverse type GLORIA EXERCITIVS, two soldiers with one standard. Probably minted in Trier.
Created on: Wednesday 24th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th October 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-03A1EA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, rearhook brooch, 44mm long, 31mm wide and 12mm thick with a weight of 12.84g. The brooch is missing its spring and pin and has rectangular shaped and semi-circular cross sectioned open wings, with stepped terminals. The semi-circular cross sectioned bow sits on a distinct rectangular shaped platform. The bow is decorated with an incised chevron at its upper edge and a slight ridge, terminating in a spring loop, runs through this down the bows length. The bow terminates in a rounded stepped foot and has an incomplete triangular shaped catc…
Created on: Wednesday 24th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 28th June 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-035FE9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, rear hook, dolphin brooch, 28mm long, 18mm wide and 12mm thick with a weight of 4.55g. The brooch has a semi-circular cross sectioned, rectangular shaped open wings, most of one is now missing, as is the spring and pin. The remaining intact one has an incised vertical terminal. The bow has a sub rectangular cross section and where it meets the wings it is quite thick, wider than the wings and its rounded upper edge sits above them. It sharply curves downwards and from here it narrows down to a sub square cross section and it tapers to a poi…
Created on: Wednesday 24th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-03452D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy Polden Hill type bow brooch, 24mm long, 16mm wide and 9mm thick with a weight of 4.71g. The brooch is worn and incomplete and has wide circular cross sectioned wings which are decorated with a vertical curved recesses centrally placed on each one and tinned. The bow sits on rectangular shaped semi-circular cross sectioned projection in the centre of the wings. It has a circular cross section and is incomplete, missing its catchplate.
Created on: Wednesday 24th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-02F952
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
late Iron Age to Early Roman (AD 20-70) Colchester one-piece bow brooch, 43mm long, 4mm wide and 3mm thick with a weight of 6.03g. The bow has been folded so the objects total length is calculated at c. 80mm. The brooch has a long bow with a sub oval cross section. It has a slightly flared head which terminates in pointed side projections and a small outwards facing incomplete loop to hold the spring, now missing, in its centre. The bow is plain and terminates in a very elongated narrow triangular catchplate. A similar Colchester brooch is illustrated by Hattatt R. (2007), Fig. 155…
Created on: Wednesday 24th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 11th January 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-02C5A6
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman lead alloy steelyard weight, 39mm long, 29mm in diameter and weighing 92.11g. The weight is sub-spherical in form and cross section with slightly elongated upper and lower terminals. These contain one complete and one incomplete iron suspension loop.
Created on: Wednesday 24th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th October 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-02A485
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Prehistoric or Roman? copper alloy casting sprue, 17mm long, 16mm wide and weighing 4.71g. The object has a flat urregular circular terminal 17mmx14mm which has a rough upper surface. Below this is a rectangular shaped and sub rectangular cross sectioned projection which tapers in width at its base, terminating in a point. The object is similar in form to LEIC-E3FCA7 and LVPL-F0EBE9 and WILT-EE8A7B, all undated, but it bears a resemblance to both Bronze age and Roman examples recorded here.
Created on: Wednesday 24th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th October 2018
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