{"id":2176,"date":"2025-06-21T19:59:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T19:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/?p=2176"},"modified":"2025-06-21T19:59:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T19:59:42","slug":"roman-brooch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/roman-brooch\/","title":{"rendered":"Roman Brooch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Finds from Wirral &#8211; Roman Brooch<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"2122\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/roman-brooch\/roman_broach1194328\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Broach1194328.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Roman_Broach1194328\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Broach1194328-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2122\" src=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Broach1194328-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Broach1194328-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Broach1194328-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Broach1194328-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Broach1194328.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"2121\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/roman-brooch\/roman_broach2_1194328\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Broach2_1194328.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Roman_Broach2_1194328\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Broach2_1194328-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2121\" src=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Broach2_1194328-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Broach2_1194328-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Broach2_1194328-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Broach2_1194328-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Broach2_1194328.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Here are two views of a Roman brooch of an unusual type for the UK. It dates from AD120-150. The pin is short and may have been replaced but despite being recovered from plough soil it still moves.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1194328\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1194328<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finds from Wirral &#8211; Roman Brooch Here are two views of a Roman brooch of an unusual type for the UK. It dates from AD120-150. 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This type of brooch dates from the Iron Age through and past the Roman period.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Finds","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/category\/finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pennanular-brooch.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pennanular-brooch.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pennanular-brooch.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pennanular-brooch.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pennanular-brooch.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2263,"url":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/brooch\/","url_meta":{"origin":2176,"position":1},"title":"Brooch","author":"Andy Quick","date":"27\/06\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Finds From Wirral - Brooch Originally circular, this copper alloy decorated brooch has been dated to AD 1200-1450. https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1204017","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Finds","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/category\/finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Brooch","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Brooch_1204017.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Brooch_1204017.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Brooch_1204017.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Brooch_1204017.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Brooch_1204017.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2213,"url":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/small-long-brooch\/","url_meta":{"origin":2176,"position":2},"title":"Small Long Brooch","author":"Wirral Archaeology","date":"25\/06\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Finds from Wirral - Small Long Brooch This is a \u201csmall long\u201d brooch dating from AD 450-550. It is broken and would have been longer at the bottom in this photograph. There are still traces of the iron pin on the rear. This is an unusual find in our part\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Finds","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/category\/finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Small Long Brooch","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Small_long_Brooch2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Small_long_Brooch2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Small_long_Brooch2.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Small_long_Brooch2.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Small_long_Brooch2.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2342,"url":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/brooch-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":2176,"position":3},"title":"Brooch","author":"Wirral Archaeology","date":"22\/08\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Finds From Wirral\u00a0 - Brooch Unique ID:\u00a0LVPL-ED3F75 Object type certainty: Certain Workflow status: Awaiting validation\u00a0 Treasure case 2024 T902 Description: Recently declared as treasure and donated to Liverpool museum by the landowner. A complete silver annular brooch dating to the medieval period (c.AD 1250-1350). The brooch has a circular frame\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Finds","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/category\/finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LVPL-ED3F75_66cf11f21cc3f.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2217,"url":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/annular-brooch\/","url_meta":{"origin":2176,"position":4},"title":"Annular Brooch","author":"Wirral Archaeology","date":"25\/06\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Finds from Wirral - Annular Brooch This is a section of just less than a quarter of a copper alloy flat annular brooch dated to AD 410-570. The two lines at the right is where the pin would have sat and you can see traces of a basic zig zag\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Finds","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/category\/finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Annular_Brooch_1158331.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Annular_Brooch_1158331.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Annular_Brooch_1158331.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Annular_Brooch_1158331.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Annular_Brooch_1158331.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1953,"url":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/roman-mount\/","url_meta":{"origin":2176,"position":5},"title":"Roman Mount","author":"Wirral Archaeology","date":"20\/03\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Finds From Wirral Roman Mount This is a Roman mount that has been dated to the late Roman to Early Medieval period. (AD350-450). Such mounts were used decoratively and also to stiffen belts. 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