Title: Roman Brooch Post by: herbie on July 24, 2014, 11:51:00 AM Managed an hour out this morning with the new Deus, (new to me) took it to a roman site where my T2 is not so great and I was well impressed with this machine, as I said only out for an hour and I managed a brooch and a couple of grots :) any ideas on the type? It's about 40mm long.
Herbie Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: Neil on July 24, 2014, 11:57:02 AM Nice fibula Herbie - our man Cheffy is DW's very own Hattatt when it comes to Roman brooches, so I am sure he will give you a type and I dare say even a date give or take a year for it!
Well done Neil Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: Dungbeetle on July 24, 2014, 12:02:08 PM That's a nice brooch mister well done. Stick with the Deus, it's a great machine when you get the hang of it.
Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: hotmill on July 24, 2014, 12:37:47 PM Yes well done mate, that's a cracker!
Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: Dryland on July 24, 2014, 12:53:27 PM Well found Herbie.Thats a little beauty
Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: diggaduff on July 24, 2014, 04:27:37 PM Well done Herbie great finds, I'm glad you doing well and I bet a lot more to come :)
Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: herbie on July 24, 2014, 04:50:58 PM Well done Herbie great finds, I'm glad you doing well and I bet a lot more to come :) cheers mate, getting on good with the Deus, the T2 has taken a back seat for now :)Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: Dale on July 24, 2014, 07:05:06 PM Nice one Herbie ;)
Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: probono on July 24, 2014, 10:00:26 PM Nice brooch.
Was it deep - I don't seem to be getting much depth out of mine - but I think that's partly to do with the weather at the moment. Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: Bill from Lachine on July 24, 2014, 10:04:15 PM Herbie,
Nice Roman brooch...wtg. Regards + HH Bill Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: outlaw on July 25, 2014, 04:55:39 AM Cracking roman brooch, well done m8 ;D
Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: Chef Geoff on July 25, 2014, 06:28:14 AM Well done Herbie to find one complete with pin is unusual but to still be done up it makes you wonder just how they managed to lose it, it's an early Colchester brooch "probably" Hattatt 1458 these are dated 43AD-100AD though I would fix then a little tighter to around the Boudicca rebellion so 55AD to 75 AD ;)
Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: dances with badgers on July 25, 2014, 07:25:19 AM nice find herbie mate,weldone
Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: herbie on July 25, 2014, 07:32:40 AM Cheers guys and thanks for the id Geoff :) Still puzzling to find such early brooches, and yet, with the exception of a Celtic bronze core I only find late coinage on the same site.
Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: herbie on July 25, 2014, 07:35:11 AM Nice brooch. Was it deep - I don't seem to be getting much depth out of mine - but I think that's partly to do with the weather at the moment. Was about 6-7 inches deep Probono, gave a cracking signal, my T2 would never have found it, too much ground interference. Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: Chef Geoff on July 25, 2014, 07:35:52 AM It's the same down here ??? early brooches and late coinage.......how did they buy the brooches in the early days and how did they keep there clothes done up later on :-\
Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: herbie on July 25, 2014, 07:48:48 AM I know :D I did wonder whether the brooches themselves were some kind of currency / bartering until the coinage became more widespread?? Maybe they continued to use the Celtic coins, but then I would have thought you'd have found more of them if they did.
Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: probono on July 25, 2014, 08:59:03 AM I read recently (in a Current Archaeology) that in the later roman period the style of dress changed, so not so many brooches were used - hence the drop off in later brooches.
Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: Chef Geoff on July 25, 2014, 10:40:01 AM It depends where you were there is an almost east west split in later Roman brooches presumably because of more continental influence/fashion in the east ;)
Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: herbie on July 25, 2014, 12:22:49 PM It depends where you were there is an almost east west split in later Roman brooches presumably because of more continental influence/fashion in the east ;) Whilst in the west they tied their pants up with string oooh aah :) :) :) Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: chantalpoole on July 25, 2014, 08:40:37 PM and still do so to this day lol !!
Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: Val Beechey on July 25, 2014, 10:51:09 PM There you are then. I knew it, I was right all along. ::) That's why I don't find any buttons. ;)
Val Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: bristolminelab on July 26, 2014, 06:12:31 AM great find well done ;)
Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: grego on July 26, 2014, 07:33:12 AM Very nice find.
Title: Re: Roman Brooch Post by: celticspikey on July 27, 2014, 09:03:08 AM Managed an hour out this morning with the new Deus, (new to me) took it to a roman site where my T2 is not so great and I was well impressed with this machine, as I said only out for an hour and I managed a brooch and a couple of grots :) any ideas on the type? It's about 40mm long. Nice to bag an early brooch herb, and a pin attached well done mate ;) Herbie |