Iron Age Brooch

[robfinds]

Weather not been great, and not had much time also. Did manage a couple of hours yesterday. Two Roman coins came up, the smaller one looks interesting, may be another Carausius (any chance of an id Cru dad). Also a small bronze brooch surfaced, seen these classed as Iron age. It could though I guess be Roman.
Robert.

 

[CRUSADER]

Iron Age for sure, not a variant I've had yet, maybe a Northern type.

Cru'dad will confirm, but that Carausius is a barbarous or local issue, & in that way its more interesting, although probably not more valueable. What is nice is its crude reverse figure & its amazing condition. Most were made of a lesser quality metal. I would be very please to add that to my barbarous album pages.

 

[pepperj]

Great looking bronzes Robert, liking the Brooch!

 

[robfinds]

Cheers Cru for the info. Off now to Tesco's, it's all rock and roll.

 

[robfinds]

Great looking bronzes Robert, liking the Brooch!

Cheers pepperj

 

[celtic fox]

cracking finds there well done

 

[Billinoregon]

The wonderful stuff you gents find in Britain makes this poor Yank jealous.

 

[CRUSADER]

My observations;
The Obverse is pretty good for a local immitation (Barbarous issue), with most the the Lengend being correct;
IMP C[ARAVSI]VS PF AV{but its missing its G on the end}

The Reverse is meant to be copying PAX AVG, the X is visible but the rest is blundered, including a reverse 'R' where the V should be.
It also has a figure right holding a Wreath which should be associated with either Laetitia or Victory. A trident is also visible, not normally Pax related. All in all the reverse is a right muddle of incorrections & poor quality crafting of the figures arms etc & something a Roman would never put their name to.

 

[romeo-1]

That is an amazing find...in great condition as well!

 

[robfinds]

My observations;
The Obverse is pretty good for a local immitation (Barbarous issue), with most the the Lengend being correct;
IMP C[ARAVSI]VS PF AV{but its missing its G on the end}

The Reverse is meant to be copying PAX AVG, the X is visible but the rest is blundered, including a reverse 'R' where the V should be.
It also has a figure right holding a Wreath which should be associated with either Laetitia or Victory. A trident is also visible, not normally Pax related. All in all the reverse is a right muddle of incorrections & poor quality crafting of the figures arms etc & something a Roman would never put their name to.

Cheers Cru for the info. Let's hope the coin maker got better, during his career.

 

[CRUSADER]

Cheers Cru for the info. Let's hope the coin maker got better, during his career.

I was discussing this with Cru'Dad & I think that the Obverse was made by a different Die Maker than the Reverve. They seem too different to be made by the same person.

 

[robfinds]

I was discussing this with Cru'Dad & I think that the Obverse was made by a different Die Maker than the Reverve. They seem too different to be made by the same person.

True Cru, the obverse is streets ahead, of the reverse.

 

[Westfront]

Good score on the Carausius imitation, like the brooch too!