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Title: Any ideas please.
Post by: dingdong on July 08, 2016, 07:30:06 PM
Hi to all,
Found this recently,but in he excitement of finding the Roman coins on that day I completely forgot about this little artifact.
It's bronze,and is an inch in diameter,any ideas please.
Thanks for looking..👍


Title: Re: Any ideas please.
Post by: wizard on July 08, 2016, 09:17:05 PM
Fitting to secure crossover straps on horse bridle.


Title: Re: Any ideas please.
Post by: Val Beechey on July 08, 2016, 10:03:06 PM
More likely to be a bridle boss. i.e. A decoration attached to the brow band, one on each side.


Title: Re: Any ideas please.
Post by: grego on July 09, 2016, 12:20:02 PM
Hi DingDong  I found one the same as yours, Never new what it was till now,Thanks for posting it.


Title: Re: Any ideas please.
Post by: celticspikey on July 09, 2016, 07:41:00 PM
Hi Chris, horse harness mount, as suggested I had one similar some time ago but can't find it to compare......oh and Roman mate.  ;)


Title: Re: Any ideas please.
Post by: handyman [Alan} on July 09, 2016, 07:46:20 PM
one for the FLO .. particularly if it was found close to them roman coins!

well done Chris


Title: Re: Any ideas please.
Post by: The Doc on July 09, 2016, 07:51:17 PM
Post-medieval strap guide, like this:

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=36195&title=strap-guide&cat=169 (http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=36195&title=strap-guide&cat=169)


Title: Re: Any ideas please.
Post by: celticspikey on July 09, 2016, 08:52:17 PM
Ooops back to the drawing board, mine was ID roman by flo,  ??? Thanks Doc  ;)


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