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Roman copper alloy lorica segmentata tie ring
A crude piece with an internal circle of irregular shape. The basal rib is sketchily modelled on one side of the fitting and even more sketchily rendered on the other side. The short flat shank is eccentrically aligned with the hole of the ring and its bottom edge describes a diagonal.
lassification : Category 1
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
88.165H/35
Find Information
Site Name: Roman Gates Site, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1980-1981
Notes: found during the excavation of barrack-blocks etc. on the 'Roman Gates' site, carried out by the Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust.
Measurements
internal diameter / mm:9
diameter / mm
external diameter / mm:16
diameter / mm
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