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Roman copper alloy lorica segmentata tie ring
The basal rib is reduced to a straight edge with projections at either end. There is a stout shaft of circular cross section. The end may have been hammered. The line of the shaft describes a slight curve.
Classification : Category 2
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
88.165H/41
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.
Acquisition
Purchase, 22/8/1988
Measurements
internal diameter / mm:8
diameter / mm
external diameter / mm:19
diameter / mm
length / mm:34
Material
copper alloy
Location
In store
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