Ancient Roman Brooch Contains Lovely Palindrome

garryson

Bronze Member
Dec 4, 2007
1,161
1,138
Hungary
Detector(s) used
ACE 250
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Ancient Roman Brooch Contains 'Lovely' Palindrome

A person with a metal detector has discovered a 1,800-year-old copper brooch, engraved with the letters "RMA," on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom. It contains wordplay that is, quite literally, "lovely," scientists have found.

brooch.jpg

Read more: Ancient Roman Brooch Contains 'Lovely' Palindrome
 

RAWalter

Newbie
Jul 7, 2013
2
1
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
From the location of the find, and the long offset of the latch, it reminds me of a Tartan style broach from the Roman Occupation Era, approx. 4th Century.
 

Top Member Reactions

Users who are viewing this thread

Top