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Roman copper alloy disc brooch
Disc brooch with central cone, hollow at the back, with a boss-and-ring stud in the centre. Six nodules or lugs project from the raised edge and a double concentric groove runs around the central cone. Both the catchplate and hinge survive. Condition: pin missing.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
82.22H/2.15
Find Information
Site Name: Segontium, Caernarfon
Collection Method: Excavation
Date: 1977
Notes: Context, Code: 132, Feature type: clay floor, Date of context: phase 7A Hadrianic/Antonine - late 3rd century
Acquisition
donation, 31/3/1982
Measurements
Height
(mm): 8
diameter
(mm): c.32
Material
Copper alloy
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