Record ID: LEIC-C5F180
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver annular brooch fragment, 25mm long, 5mm wide and 0.5mm thick with a weight of 0.68g. The object consists of about half a brooch with a partial pin bar, 3mm long and 1.25mm wide, emerging from one end. It has a semi-circular form and a rectangular cross section. It is decorated on one surface with an outer rope like border, made up of diagonal incisions. Beyond this is an incised border which runs along to the edge housing the pin bar and continues down that straight edge and around the inner edge. The central area in inscribed with the following letters AVER(P?)OAV …
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 10th July 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-36B911
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Hod Hill bow brooch, 25mm in length, 14mm wide and 3mm thick with a weight of 2.12grams. The brooch is incomplete and consists of a rectangular shaped and cross sectioned bow. This has a wider upper edge with a circular cross section, which houses the pin bar. It has a central rectangular recess to house the pin, now missing. below this the brooch is waisted and then forms a sub-rectangular plate which has a raised horizontal border sitting above a horizontal rounded recess. It tapers in width and is decorated with two narrow vertical ridges running down its cent…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-365CD8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy plate brooch, 27mm in diameter, 4mm thick with a weight of 6.11grams. The brooch is domed, circular in form and rectangular in cross section. It is incomplete, missing partof its edge and its pin. It has a raised hollow circular plate which has a raised border, c.1mm wide. Inside this is a raised pointed quatrefoil motif with a central recessed circular ring filled with red enamel. The field around the motif is filled with blue enamel. Outside it has a recessed, rounded border which turns upwards into a raised plain outer edge. This was decorated at cardinal poin…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-36241D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval (Scandinavian) Quidenham type copper alloy gilded disc brooch, 26mm in diameter, 3mm thick and weighing 8.08g. The brooch is circular in form and sub rectangular in cross section. It has a slightly dished surface and is decorated with an outer raised border, 2mm wide, which has a gilded linear recess in its centre. Inside this are two opposing 'S' shaped Jellinge-style animals arranged around a slight central boss, 2mm in diameter. Each beast is a sub figure of 8 shape. Each head is very slightly different, but it appears to have a gaping mouth with a jaw placed ei…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd October 2018
Last updated: Sunday 1st August 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-3302C6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy annular brooch, 4mm wide and 3mm thick with a weight of 7.24grams. The brooch is circular in form and D shaped in cross section. The brooch has a triangular shaped projecting pin rest with a raised, rouned upper surface, sitting in front of a V shaped notch in the brooches inner edge. It has a corresponding pin recess opposite, but this is only present on its outer edge. The rounded upper surface of the brooch is decorated with groups of three rounded ridges with plain areas in between. A set of these ridges has been positioned at either side of the pin rest…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd October 2018
Last updated: Friday 19th October 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-B7D7BE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, double pierced lug, Harlow type brooch, length: 43 mm, width: 22 mm, thickness: 10 mm, weight: 8.04 g. The brooch consists of short open semi-circular cross sectioned wings, which sit below a spring of 8 coils. The spring is held in place by a central semi-circular suspension loop which sits at the top of a linear ridge running down the centre of the flat rectangular shaped and cross sectioned bow. This is incomplete missing its catchplate and pin.
Created on: Wednesday 26th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-B66988
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, double pierced lug, Harlow type brooch, 35mm long, 25mm wide and 12mm thick with a weight of 8.12g. The brooch has semi-circular cross sectioned, open wings which are decorated with an incised vertical ridge near their terminals. The sping and pin are missing, but there is a centrally placed semi-circular loop at the top, which joins a second similar loop at the back. The bow is sub rectangular in cross section and is slightly curved. It is plain except for the foot, which is now partially missing but would have forked to create a triangul…
Created on: Wednesday 26th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-B8C83F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy shield brooch, probably dating to AD100-250. Length: 31 mm, width: 17 mm, thickness: 6 mm, weight; 4.47 g. The brooch has a rhombus form and is rectangular in cross section. It has a central hollow domed boss c. 7mm in diameter. This has a slightly raised border which has a T shaped projection emerging from it and towards the upper and lower corners (as shown). These corners have oval raised areas set into them and form part of the raised border on the object. The other two corners has slightly rounded projections on their ends. A field of red enamel fills the su…
Created on: Friday 14th September 2018
Last updated: Friday 17th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rutland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-B8B843
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy disc brooch, AD 100-200 Length: 19 mm, width: 16 mm, thickness: 2 mm, weight: 1.78 g The brooch is incomplete but should be circular in form and rectangular in cross section. It has a raised border and is decorated with a 'triskele' design of red enamel contained within a raised border. The reverse has an incomplete pin lug at one edge and a corresponding incomplete semi-circular catchplate at the other.
Created on: Friday 14th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 26th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'rutland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-B87DB6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, hinged or hinged Dolphin brooch,Length: 41 mm, width: 25 mm,weight: 8.91 g. The brooch consists of plain circualr cross sectioned solid wings which house a central pin, now incomplete. The bow is semi-circular in cross section and is decorated with a slight crest at its upper edge which becomes a slight ridge running the bows length. It has an incomplete triangular catchplate and foot.
Created on: Friday 14th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-7D637C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy Chatelaine brooch fragment, 33mm long, 32mm wide and 10mm thick with a weight of 9.62g. The object represents the upper plate portion of a chatelaine plate brooch and is sub triangular in form and rectangular in cross section. It has a rounded upper edge with three small sub rectangular projection on its outer edge. The central one of these sits in front of the rectangular shaped catchplate on its reverse. It is decorated with a curved row of alternate red and blue triangular enamal cells. These are contained with a solid raised border which surrounds a cent…
Created on: Tuesday 11th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 11th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-7D260C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester type bow brooch, 42mm long, 16mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 5.57g. The object is worn and incomplete and consists of sub rectangular shaped, curved open wings, now missing the sping and pin. It has a semi-circular cross sectioned bow which is decorated with a simple ridge, with transverse incised lines, running its length. The bow is missing its base and is damaged where it begins to widen out to form a now missing openwork catchplate (the two portions can just be seen).
Created on: Tuesday 11th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-7D214C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, hinged brooch, 45mm in length, 28mm wide and 13mm thick with a weight of 10.4grams. The object consists of rectangular shaped, circular cross sectioned solid wings, missing the hinged pin. It has a semi-circular cross sectioned tapering bow which is decorated with a central ridge. Its flat reverse houses a worn sub triangular catchplate.
Created on: Tuesday 11th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-7D081C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, rear hook brooch, 39mm in length, 26mm wide and 14mm thick with a weight of 8.99grams. The brooch consists of semi-circular cross sectioned, rectangular shaped open wings, which are decorated with a group of three vertical ridges on each side, missing its spring and pin. The bow is semi-circular in cross section and is decorated with a ridge flanked by a recess. The bow tapers to a point and houses the remains of a long sub triangular catchplate.
Created on: Tuesday 11th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-7CEEE5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy duck brooch, 24mm in length, 12mm wide and 3mm thick with a weight of 2.93grams. The brooch is incomplete, missing its head and its hinged pin. It consists of an unusually flat ovoid plate whose upper surface has the remains of a neck projecting upwards from the centre of its rounded end and its opposite end terminates in slightly recessed triangular projection, forming a tail. It's upper surface is decorated with four enamelled cells, two thin linear inner cells run from the neck to its tail and two outer slim triangular cells form the outer wings. All of thes…
Created on: Tuesday 11th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 12th September 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-7C6FF1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy knee brooch, 30mm in length and 18mm wide, with a weight of 8.27grams. The object is almost intact, missing its catchplate. It consists of a sub semi-circular flat headplate, decorated with an upper and lower outer border of crescent shaped stamps. Behind this on a semi-circular lug, sits an intact spring of 9 coils with an arched projection and pin. The bow has a D shaped cross section and begins with a slight raised collar. It curves and widens forming the 'knee' before tapering in width and then widening out to a splayed foot.
Created on: Tuesday 11th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-67A5D6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval copper-alloy annular brooch, dating to c.AD 1200 - 1400. The brooch is circular in form and rectangular in cross section. It has a narrow rectangular recess with a small pin bar sraddling the void. One face appears plain with the exception of possible ridges? running its circumference. The other side is worn but appears to be inscribed with several words.  Diameter: 36 mm Width: 8 mm Thickness: 2 mm Weight: 8.65 g Malcolm Jones comments that the remaining visible letters 'renus' are from a longer inscription of "i(h)esus nazarenus"
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Thursday 2nd November 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-1240C2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy Plate brooch, 27mm in diameter, 13mm thick with a weight of 5.44g. The brooch is circular in form and rectangular in cross section with a central projection in its upper surface consisting of a concave circular cross sectioned shaft sitting below a conical knop. This has been rivetted onto the brooch and the fixing is visible on the reverse. The object has two raised borders, one on the edge and one half way in. This one encloses the raised knop and has an incomplete bed of black/blue enamel. Between this and the outer border there are traces that this was also…
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2018
Last updated: Thursday 6th September 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-1083EE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy T-shaped brooch, 32mm long, 22mm wide and 5mm thick with a weight of 5.71g. The brooch has closed circular cross sectioned wings with a central recess for a hinged pin, now missing. It has a plain semi-circular cross sectioned bow which tapers into a sub-rectangular cross section to accomodate the integral triangular catchplate.
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-0FF16C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, Polden Hill brooch, 31mm long, 20mm wide and 12mm thick with a weight of 14.18g. The brooch has semi-circular cross sectioned open plain wings, missing its spring and pin. It has an incomplete semi-circular cross sectioned bow, which appears plain.
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th February 2019
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