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-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-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-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-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-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-209F59
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy hinged two-piece Colchester derivative (Dolphin) brooch of Roman date (43-150AD). The wings are complete and cylindrical. A longitudinal hole is present to take the axis bar. At the centre of the wings, on the reverse face is a vertical slit. The pin is lost however the copper alloy axis bar is present and complete. The bow head of the brooch is relatively flat although this may be due to distortion in the ground. More commonly these bows are hump-like, and slightly angular. The bow is angular in cross section being almost triangular with a prominent cast ce…
Created on: Friday 19th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 15th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Putley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-DB180D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A near complete cast copper alloy Colchester derivative Polden Hill type brooch of Roman date (80-120 AD). The wings are complete with flat and pierced end caps. The axis bar and spring are preserved but the pin is lost. The spring and pin are formed of copper alloy wire turned seven times to form the spring and secured by an external chord to a rearward facing hook positioned at the midpoint on the upper edge of the reverse. The axis bar is formed of iron and this has corroded encasing the spring and head with mid brown corrosion product. The head of the brooch bow is hump like - bei…
Created on: Tuesday 16th July 2019
Last updated: Sunday 8th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Craven Arms', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-0967ED
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A very well preserved copper alloy 'umbonate' style plate brooch of Roman date (AD 150-300). The brooch has been rolled, probably recently, in the ploughsoil. In plan the brooch is broadly circular with small projections extending evenly from the external edge - the majority of these have been removed through abrasion. In profile the brooch is D shaped. Extending from both the upper and lower edges are sub-rectangular knops. There is no head loop. The upper face of the brooch is decorated with a series of concentric circles arranged around a central incised ring / annulet which origin…
Created on: Friday 12th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 27th March 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-3899D2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Case 2018-T204 Specialist Report Whittington: Shropshire. Silver Annular Brooch Date: Medieval (1150-1400 AD) Date of discovery: Prior to 5/1/18 Circumstances of discovery: Found whilst searching with a metal detector Description: A complete cast silver annular brooch with recessed pin. The brooch consists of a circular-sectioned frame with a cut constriction in one side to accommodate a cast silver strip or sheet pin. The pin itself survives intact, demonstrating moulded decoration in the form of a raised transverse collar positioned directly in…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 16th September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whittington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-1E2BD3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy disc brooch with enamelled decoration of Roman date (80-250 AD). The brooch is broadly circular in plan. The front face is slightly dished (concave) with a raised cast design and recessed panels. Little remains of the enamelled surface; however from what survives a blue or possibly green coloured central enamelled panel is present. The design consists of a central raised pellet enclosed by a series of six cast conjoined crescents forming an irregular six pointed star / six petalled flower. This panel is in-filled with decayed mid blue green coloured enamel, although …
Created on: Wednesday 2nd August 2017
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitchurch', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-07E50D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Hod Hill type Roman brooch dating to c. AD 43 - 100. The brooch is T-shaped in plan and D-shaped in profile. The head and wings have been formed by the metal being rolled back upon itself, holding in place the axis bar; it is unclear whether the axis bar still remains due to corrosion. A small protrusion on the underside of the head is all that remains of the hinged pin. The bow tapers to a broken foot; the catchplate has also been lost. Four raised collars on the back of the bow expand wider than the brooch; this is the only visible decoration on the front …
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 15th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ancaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-F3BEB9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy bow brooch of early Anglo-Saxon date, c. AD 420-550. The surviving fragment is sub-rectangular when viewed from the front, tapering slightly from the head to the foot. The head has all edges broken and no decoration surviving; it has a single vertical pin bar lug on the reverse which is trapezoidal when the brooch is viewed from the side. The bow is the same width as the surviving area of the headplate. It is D-shaped in side view and largely D-shaped in cross-section. At the top and bottom are short rectangular-section areas which are decorated w…
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2016
Last updated: Friday 13th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stokesay', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-E37CF1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Case 2016-T808 Specialist Report Gold annular brooch from the Cleobury Mortimer Area- Shropshire Date: Medieval Date of discovery: 2016 Circumstances of discovery: Whilst searching with a metal detector PAS Reference: HESH-0A4AF6 https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/590606 Description: A gold annular (ring) brooch, circular in plan, terminating in two clasped ascending hands. In cross section the frame is sub-triangular with a flat reverse face. The frame is divided in half horizontally by a tapering gold pin. The pin fits within a constricti…
Created on: Wednesday 12th October 2016
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cleobury Mortimer', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-A2334D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy hinged two-piece Colchester derivative hinged brooch of Roman date (55-250 AD). The wings are near complete and cylindrical. A longitudinal hole filled with a iron corrosion concretion - probably the remains of an axis bar is present. At the centre of the wings, on the reverse face is a vertical slit. This slit would have held the pin. The bow head of the brooch has a low hump-like /slightly angular profile. The bow is angular in cross section being almost triangular with a slight cast central ridge running along the apex of the bow. The bow tapers along its…
Created on: Thursday 28th July 2016
Last updated: Monday 27th June 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-F37200
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill style(Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends) , c.f. Mackreth 2011, 4.l, Plate 48, of Roman date (AD 80-120). The wings are semi-cylindrical and the wing caps are perforated. Only one wing survives and the axis bar, spring and pin are lost. The bow head is hump-like, and slightly angular (comma shaped) in profile. The reverse has a rectangular recess which has significant iron corrosion present. The bow has a faceted D shaped cross section. It extends to a broken and abraded point on the lower bow; the foot and cat…
Created on: Thursday 25th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 8th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brimfield', grid reference and parish protected.