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Roman copper alloy penannular brooch
D-sectioned shank with incised transverse lines decorating the front face. The terminals are moulded to suggest zoomorphic heads, though highly stylized. The pin is oval-sectioned with the end flattened and decorated with incised vertical and horizontal lines and nicks where is wraps around the shank to form a hinge. Fowler (1960) Type E1. Condition: complete.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
82.22H/2.17
Find Information
Site Name: Segontium, Caernarfon
Grid Reference: SH 485 624
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1975
Notes: Context, Code: 348, Feature type: occupation layer, Date of context: phase 9 - early /mid 4th century
Measurements
diameter / mm:c.30
thickness / mm:2
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