Roman Brooch found this morning

[jimmy uk]

went out this morning for a hour before work, went out a ploughed and rolled field, and up popped this brooch before i got to my car

didnt find nothing else

 

[birdman]

Nice piece of history.

 

[g-olden years]

Your brooch looks to be in very good condition. Could you tell us how these were used by the Romans? Were they worn by men or women or both? Were they purely ornaments or did they hold people's garments together in some way? Also, what metals are they made from and were they made in many locations or just a few? Thanks for any info you can share! HH Andi

 

[civilman1]

Don't find much of that over here anymore(plowed and rolled) Nice save

 

[jimmy uk]

Your brooch looks to be in very good condition. Could you tell us how these were used by the Romans? Were they worn by men or women or both? Were they purely ornaments or did they hold people's garments together in some way? Also, what metals are they made from and were they made in many locations or just a few? Thanks for any info you can share! HH Andi

hi im not very clued up on any thing roman and how they worked but i will try and tell you a little about if i can

They where worn by men,women and children as show peacies or as a brooch/safety pin to hold there cloths together they where made all over the world but my brooch was made in essex where i live over 2000 years ago in a place called colchester they where mainly made of bronze/copper alloy but on rare ones they have been made of silver or even gold

sorry i couldnt tell you more

thanks everyone

 

[Westfront]

Looks like a good start in the day!

 

[jewelerguy]

very cool that the spring is intact for the most part. it is amazing how advanced the Romans were as compared to others of that time period