Copper-alloy, 7.80 grams, 26.05 mm. 4th-5th century AD. Amphora strap ends are a late Roman military fashion, of which many examples are found in Britain. The present example is an evolved composite (two-plates) form comprising a rectangular plate with ring-and-dot decoration above a thick transverse bar. Below this is a central amphora motif between two circular openwork handles; the amphora also bears two ring-and-dot designs. The upper plate was broke in antiquity where the rivet holes entered. Reference: Appels, A. and Laycock, S. Roman Buckles and Military Fittings, Witham, 2007, p.257. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Tilbury, Essex, England.