Record ID: HESH-7EA2A4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, heavily abraded Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type dating from AD 90-130. The brooch has been heavily abraded during its time in the soil. It is undecorated. The bow is hump-shaped, and less than half of it remains. The foot and catch plate have been lost. One of the two wings has been broken off, the other remains which is semi-cylindrical in shape. The wing caps are no longer present. The recess for the spring and pin is shallow, and rectangular in shape. A remnant of a loop which would have housed the spring is visible on the top o…
Created on: Saturday 10th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 14th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brampton Abbotts', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-8D22E6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch of the Polden Hill type, dating from AD 80-120. The axis bar, spring, pin, foot, catch plate, and most of the wing caps are missing. The head of the brooch is 20.8mm wide, including the wings which are semi-cylindrical in shape. The caps at the end of the wings which would have held the spring and coil in place are missing. The head itself is humped shaped. At the front of the head, there is the remnants of a rearward facing hook. Roughly half of the bow of the brooch remains. It tapers in length from 9.8mm …
Created on: Tuesday 30th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 12th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-D1BA43
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete and worn Roman copper alloy plate Brooch (c.75-300AD). Measurements:  max diameter 35.6mm; Thickness without lugs 1.8mm; thickness including lug 6.6mm; weight 11.00g
Created on: Saturday 28th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th November 2023
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Record ID: HESH-A815AE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A near complete cast copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch of Group A, dating from AD 75 - 150. The bow of the brooch has an angular profile and an angular D shaped cross section. The bow tapers from a flared head to a flared bulbous foot knop. The head of the brooch is nearly complete, it is oval in plan, and tapers into the bow. The reverse of the head is concave and has a cast D shaped projecting bar which extends from the upper to lower edges of the reverse. This projection has a small circular hole through it and a wound wire spring / pin passes through it. The spring is com…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aymestry', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-C4949B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative(Polden Hill) brooch (AD  80-120). The spring and pin are now missing as is the catch plate The wings take the form of a cylinder capped with two perforated, oval wing caps and both sides are decorated with 4 incised and raised ribs inside which are a series of  diagonal linear lines. The bow projects from the front and centre of the wings, is rectangular in cross section and tapers down its length, maintaining the  rectangular cross section to it's narrowest point…
Created on: Wednesday 28th December 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 14th February 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-145342
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Report for HM Coroner 2022 T81 Medieval silver gilt annular brooch PAS Database Number: HESH-145342. Treasure Case Number: 2022 T81. Date of Discovery: 22 January 2022. Find Spot: Near Hodnet, Shropshire. Circumstances: Found whilst metal-detecting. Date: Medieval; thirteenth to fourteenth centuries AD; AD 1200–1300. Overview: A complete medieval silver gilt and niello annular brooch of zoomorphic form with silver gilt pin. The frame is D-shaped in cross-section, being flat to the underside with moulded decoration to the top. This decoration is in the form of two …
Created on: Wednesday 26th January 2022
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hodnet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-E3AF5F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A near complete copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating from AD 100-200. The bow of the brooch has an angular profile and an angular D shaped cross section. The bow tapers from a flared head to an abraded point, the foot knop is lost. The head of the brooch is complete, oval in plan, and tapers into the bow. The reverse of the head is concave and has a cast projecting bar which divides the head into two parts. The bar is broken and abraded and the spring and pin are lost. There is no evidence of a head loop, plate or spike. The head of the brooch is not decorated. The bow of…
Created on: Monday 6th December 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pembridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-553515
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and abraded cast copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative style Polden Hill (dolphin) brooch dating to c.AD 80-120. The wings are short and tubular with a semi-circular cross section, the end caps are pierced and would have held an axis bar, now lost. The back of the head is open revealing a wide and deep socket where the spring mechanism would have once sat. This area is filled with iron staining and corrosions - possibly suggesting the spring was formed of iron wire. Both the spring and pin are lost. At the centre of the reverse of the head is a badly abraded projectin…
Created on: Sunday 24th October 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 26th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Condover', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-DDA2DA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from the lower bow and foot of a cast copper alloy brooch most probably of Roman date (AD50-350). The alloy of the metal is relatively unusual seeming to be heavily leaded creating a very grey coloured alloy. The form of the brooch comprises an angular bow which has transverse ribs terminating in a large moulded D shaped bead from which an oval shaped foot descends. The reverse of the foot is flat and abraded but seems originally to have a small vertical rib that formed a slight catch plate. The upper bow and head of the brooch is lost. There is no evidence of an inlaid or …
Created on: Thursday 1st July 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 7th July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leominster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-7B3668
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating from AD 100-200. The bow of the brooch has an angular profile and an angular D shaped cross section. The bow tapers from a flared head to a pointed ut abraded foot that has lost its bulbous knop. The head of the brooch is complete but heavily eroded, it is oval in plan, and tapers into the bow. The reverse of the head has the remains of a projecting bar that divides the head vertically - the spring and pin are lost however a small section of the axis bar and one turn of a spring is present fused by corrosion to the bar . At …
Created on: Wednesday 2nd June 2021
Last updated: Friday 4th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ellesmere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-762104
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating from AD 75 - 175. The bow of the brooch has an angular profile and an angular D shaped cross section. The bow tapers from a flared head to a break below the moulded mid-point; the lower bow and foot is lost. The head of the brooch is complete but heavily eroded, it is oval in plan, and tapers into the bow. The reverse of the head has the remains of a projecting bar that divides the head vertically - this has also been heavily eroded - the spring and pin are lost . At the mid-point of the bow is a large moulded band which is h…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd June 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ellesmere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-967897
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester derivative, Polden Hill style brooch of Roman dating AD 90 - 130. The bow is angular and hump back, resembling a comma, with a moulded plate rising from the wings on each side, to mark the sides of the head and bow. The wings are complete with pierced endcaps that hold an extant axis bar. The spring and pin are lost; however they would also have been held by an external chord which fits through a pierced longitudunal ridge that extends along the head. The lower bow / foot are distorted and the catchplate is b…
Created on: Monday 10th May 2021
Last updated: Monday 7th November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wheaton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-D7FFB0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A near complete Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, Polden Hill style brooch (AD 120-240). The wings are complete with flat and pierced end caps and a decorative circumferential rib around the outer edge. The axis bar and part of the spring are present; the axis bar is formed from a length of copper alloy wire and holds the spring and pin in place. The spring and pin are also formed from copper alloy wire turned eight times and held in place by an external cord which is fixed to a rearward facing hook positioned at the midpoint on the upper edge of the reverse. This chord is…
Created on: Saturday 1st May 2021
Last updated: Monday 7th November 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-283146
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester derivative Polden Hill type brooch of Roman date (AD 80-120). The wings are complete with flat and pierced end caps. The axis bar, spring and pin are all lost. The external chord of the spring would have been held by the abraded rearward facing hook positioned at the midpoint on the upper edge of the reverse. The head of the brooch bow is hump like and robust - being comma shaped in profile. The bow is D shaped in cross section. It extends to a broken edge above the foot. The catch-plate is formed from a rib on the rear of the bow which desce…
Created on: Tuesday 9th February 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 9th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mordiford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-F0DA3F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester derivative, Polden Hill style brooch of Roman dating AD 75-175. The bow is angular and hump back, resembling a comma, with a moulded plate rising from the wings on each side, to mark the sides of the head and bow. The wings are heavily abraded and the pierced endcaps are lost the body of the bow remains, but the majority of the spring and pin, the catchplate and the lower bow / foot are missing, probably lost in antiquity. The spring originally would have been held by an external chord which fits through a pierced lug on the head. Four incised li…
Created on: Tuesday 20th October 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 14th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wigmore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-F24849
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman Colchester derivitive Polden Hill style brooch from the late 1st century or early second century (AD 80-120). The pin, spring, catchplate and one wing are missing. The remaining wing is semi-circular in cross section and undecorated. The end / tips of the wings are lost but would have been pierced to hold the axis bar of the spring. The spring would have been turned and fixed to a very heavily eroded hook on the upper edge of the head. The reverse of the head has a deep conical concave hollow. The head of the brooch rises up from the wings and taper…
Created on: Thursday 8th October 2020
Last updated: Thursday 8th October 2020
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Record ID: HESH-B0E584
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy headstud brooch of Roman date (75-200AD). The head of the brooch is incomplete as the sides are lost through erosion; this has resulted in the loss of the spring fixing mechanism. An integrally cast head plate extends from the upper edge of the head - the upper edge is rolled back to form an eroded hook and a circular hole pierces it at the centre. The reverse face of the head is flat and the two D shaped lugs which would have held the sprung pin are lost. The bow is comma shaped extending at an angle of 90 degrees from the head of the brooch. It tapers in …
Created on: Monday 5th October 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 6th October 2020
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Record ID: HESH-486B46
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete copper alloy two-piece bow brooch of Roman date (AD 60-200). This find has been recorded from images supplied by the finder - it seems as if this brooch is a hybrid between a Polden Hill and a Wirral style brooch. The wings are complete with flat and pierced end caps. The axis bar and part of the spring are present; the axis bar is formed from a length of copper alloy wire and holds the spring and pin in place. The fragment of spring has been turned four times and would have been fixed to the head by an external cord fixed to a rearward facing hook positioned at the mi…
Created on: Wednesday 30th September 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 6th October 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-6CCF56
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete early Roman sprung Colchester derivative brooch, of Harlow type dated to the period AD 43 - 150. The brooch is complete and well preserved. The spring is held within by D sectioned short wings with transverse ribs at their apexes. It is attached to the brooch through two pierced holes through a central projecting rib - in the Harlow variant. The spring is formed of 12 turns with an external chord. the axis bar that passes through the brooch is also copper alloy. The bow is comma shaped and sweeps to a pointed foot. There is no decoration or applied surface present. The catc…
Created on: Tuesday 21st July 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 8th June 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-6C9597
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch; a hinged headstud type dating to the period AD 43 - 200. The brooch has an integrally cast but broken head loop which joins the head of the brooch at the mid-point. The wings are undecorated and the lower edge has been rolled to form a tubular cast through which a copper alloy axis bar extends. The hinged pin pass through a central split in the spring case. The upper bow flares to join the wings and taper along its length to an out-turned foot knop. The upper bow is decorated with a pair of opposing C shaped ribs formed from lentoid shaped…
Created on: Tuesday 21st July 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hemington', grid reference and parish protected.