Record ID: SOM-010377
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy one-piece Colchester brooch of early Roman date. The surviving portion measures 61.2mm by 26.5mm by 3.4mm and weighs 7.3g. One side of the wings survives, but the spring mechanism and pin are missing. The bow narrows towards the pointed foot, which has a flat semi-circular catchplate on the reverse. There are two pairs of recessed vertical linears on the front of the brooch. Between these, at the top of the bow, there is a small slightly domed circular boss. The back is hollowed.
Created on: Friday 1st June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Seavington St Michael', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-0217B6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester probable Dolphin brooch, dating to the 1st/ 2nd century, between AD 43 - 200 (length: 57.5mm; width at wings: 19.5mm; thickness/ depth: 14.5mm; weight: 9.7g). Bayley and Butcher (see bibliography below) have classified this type of brooch has having a hinged pin ‘in a long crossbar, the bow arched in a single curve’ [page 89]. The brooch is T-shaped in plan and most D-shaped in section. At the top of the brooch, the semi-cylindrical wings (length of wing at either side of head: 5mm), although corroded, appear to be undecorated. The bow …
Created on: Friday 1st June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blore with Swinscoe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-025FB6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester Trumpet brooch, dating to the Roman period, between AD 43 – 200 (length: 32.5mm; width at head: 9.5mm; thickness/ depth: 14.5mm; weight: 5.4g). At the top of the D-sectioned brooch, the sub oval head is slightly incomplete. At 23mm from the top of the brooch’s head down the tapering bow, there is a worn and corroded central button (approx. length: 6.5mm; approx. width: 6.5mm; thickness: 5.5mm), which protrudes outwards from the front of the bow. As a result of the worn and corroded condition of this incomplete brooch, it is impossible to…
Created on: Friday 1st June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Okeover', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-3EB716
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small T-shape roman brooch. Cast copper alloy. The pin is missing. At the top are the two cylindrical wings to house the axis bar for a hinged pin arrangement. Between them is a large notch which extends into the head of the bow. The left witng is split open at the top revealing traces of iron corrosion, probably from an iron axis bar. The ends of the wings are ecorated with two ransverse grooves on each. At the head of the bow is a transverse incised line which does not quite extend all the way across.to the right side. The bow is D-sectioned and tapers as it extends downwards. The fo…
Created on: Monday 4th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-3F0A25
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy brooch. The bow is similar in design to strip-bow brooches and native copies af Aucissa brooches (see R Hattatt,2000, A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Brooches, pages 318-319) . At the top are the two wings which are curled over a short copper alloy axis bar for a hinged pin arrangement. There is a large notch between the wings. The pin is attached and is as large as the bow. It has a flared head to act as a tensioning stop. The shaft of the pin is circular sectioned. The pin appears to be of a slightly different alloy and seems to be too large for the bow, su…
Created on: Monday 4th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 8th December 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-DC37BE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman (mid 1st to 2nd century) brooch: The lower portion of the bow remains. The bow is broken at the upper edge which is at the approximate midpoint of the bow. The break is not a recent. The bow tapers to a slightly expanded foot. On the reverse of this portion of the bow there is a complete catchplate. The surface of the brooch has an abraded patina. The brooch measures 21.13mm in length, 3.79mm in width across the upper edge and weighs 1.35g. The brooch is a Colchester derivative. It probably dates to the mid-1st to second centuries.
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2018
Last updated: Monday 23rd April 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-DC3B48
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy bow brooch of Colchester Derivative rearhook type dating to the Roman period, c. 43-100 AD. It survives virtually complete, with the exception of the spring/pin mechanism and the rear portion of the catchplate. The brooch demonstrates a hemi-spherically sectioned winged head with a rearward facing hook projecting from its midpoint on the reverse face of the object. Each wing is decorated with three separate sets of collars, consisting three parallel transverse ridges and concurrent grooves - which are sited at the terminal, midpoint and inner edge of ea…
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 19th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-40D5A2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Colchester type one-piece brooch of 1st century AD date. The spring has five coils of wire and an external chord, all of which emanate from the underside of the head and are wrapped around an integral axis bar. The only element which has been added is the pin, the perforated 'eye' of which survives. The bow is thin, has flat surfaces and tapers to a point at the foot. Only a remnant of the catchplate survives. The brooch measures 45.1mm long, 13.8mm wide and 14.8mm deep. The weight is 5.19g.
Created on: Monday 4th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Hertfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-4109E5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman brooch of Colchester-derivative Polden Hill (folded wings, Eastern Group). Large, cast copper alloy Polden Hill type brooch dating to the later 1st century AD. Wings are broad and have a slightly-flattened, cylindrical shape. They are decorated with an incised line which has a squared zig-zag line in relief running along the centre of its length. This decorative band runs around the end of both wings and then diagonally from the inner side of the end of the wing towards the middle of the outer side of the wings, near the start of the bow. The bow is a simple, deeply curved dolp…
Created on: Monday 4th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd November 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-411DE2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Roman cast copper-alloy zoomorphic Dragonesque brooch, incomplete as the tail is missing and also the pin. A crudely made example with angular edges, unlike most others this has a reversed 'S' shape. The reverse is flat with many parallel scratch marks which probably derive from the movement of the pin. The obverse is decorated with a 'Celtic-style' moulded decoration and there are circles in relief on each 'dragon's head', mimicking an eye and a smaller nostril. Although this is probably a type of Dragonesque brooch that did not carry any enamel in the grooves and spaces, it is…
Created on: Monday 4th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 4th September 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-538AE3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman enamelled plate brooch. An oval brooch with an enamelled outer concentric oval band and a raised, recessesed central projection. The latter may have held a paste intaglio or other stone. The framing outer band is decorated with rectangles of three colours. Four red rectangles are arranged at diagonal opposites at the top and bottom of the oval. The rectangles between the red enamel alternate between a faded pale green enamel and a faded clear enamel (it is not clear what the original colours were). The central projection has a reserve around it to create a recess. The back is ti…
Created on: Tuesday 5th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 6th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pamphill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-5694D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy Rosette or Thistle type brooch of mid 1st century AD date (Hattatt 1982: 98). Approximately half of the short, humped bow remains - it has flat surfaces and is thin and wide. At the bottom, the bow gives way to the plate, which would originally have been sub-circular in plan. The upper surface of the plate has two raised rims, close to the outer edge. At the bottom of the reverse side of the plate is a vertical protrusion, which probably represents part of the catchplate or foot section. The piece measures 22.2mm long, 17.9mm wide and 6.9mm thick. The weig…
Created on: Tuesday 5th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 14th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Turvey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-7BCF74
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman brooch; Large, cast copper alloy trumpet brooch with elaborate decoration and enamelling. Brooch has sprung pin made from single length of wire coiled 6 times around axis. Much of pin is still present, although 2 small pieces of the spring have broken away (still present). Brooch has broad trumpet head with abstract design inlaid with red and dark blue enamel. The bow has a large, rounded, central boss with 6 decorative cast knobs. The boss is bordered at top and bottom by two transverse ridges. The lower bow has a sawtooth design, inlaid with red enamel. The foot is flat and cir…
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-7C14E2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman brooch fragment; Fragment (in 2 pieces) of the head of a cast copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch, dating from the 1st century AD. Fragment consists of brooch head with integral loop to hold pin axis, together with one end of pin axis with small section of pin spring. Brooch head is small, teardrop shaped and has no extant decoration. Length 16.8mm, width 8.4mm, thickness 10.4mm, weight (both pieces) 3.57g
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Perlethorpe cum Budby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-7D4733
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman brooch; Cast copper alloy brooch plate from a chatelaine brooch with enamelled decoration. Dated to the 2nd century. The plate is in the shape of a broad, horizontal rectangle surmounted by an arch with little lugs around its outer edge. There is a semi-circular gap between the arch and the lower, rectangular band. The two bottom corners of the plate each have a loop descending, which would have held the axis pin for the chatelaine attachments. The pin hinge is present on the back, although the pin is missing. The rectangular band is decorated with a repeating scrollwork pattern …
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Perlethorpe cum Budby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-7E2E48
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman brooch; Small, cast copper alloy trumpet or head stud brooch. Dated to the late first or early second century. Brooch has a broad, semi-circular head with two narrow, decorative ridges around the outer edge of the semi-circle. Remains of pin hinge present. The centre of the bow broadens to a flattened, heart-shaped plate with three dots moulded into it. Pin, foot and catchplate missing. Length 29.7mm, width (head) 10.0mm, width (central boss) 9.4mm, depth (front to back) 11.5mm, weight 3.71g
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-8239D2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a copper alloy Hod Hill brooch, comprising the headplate and bow. The pin and footplate are missing. The lower part of the bow is bent backwards, with a transverse break and a split towards the foot end. There is a pronounced ridge running down the middle of the flattish bow.
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Southfleet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-826033
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a copper alloy crossbow brooch, comprising the wings, pin, upper part of bow and top knob. The wings terminate in crude knobs, one of which is broken. Worn transverse break across bow. The pin is complete, but is bent.
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Southfleet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-827DB6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Colchester two-piece derivative dolphin brooch with spring mechanism. There is a pronounced ridge running down the length of the bow, decorated with a pair of beaded lines each composed of a series of transverse indents. The head of the brooch is twisted at an angle of about 45 degrees to the body. Partial remains of a corroded spring survive. There is a sub-triangular catchplate on the reverse of the foot.
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Southfleet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-921124
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy T-shaped brooch, length 23mm, width 16mm, thickness 8mm, weight 3.49g. Hollow tubular wings which hold the pin support bar, there is a slot in the centre of the wing at the reverse for the pin. A small knop stand on the top of the head, below which are two triangular opposing cells that form an angular hour-glass decoration, these cells would have held enamel. Running down either side is an incised line, there is also a recessed line decorating the face of each wing. Below the head is a moulded knee which is decorated with a single incised zigzag line. Just belo…
Created on: Friday 8th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.