Roman 'Rosette' Plate Brooch
Copper-alloy and enamel, 4.06 grams, 18.28 mm. Circa 2nd century AD. A cast disc brooch with reserved six-point rosette design, the inner field filled with turquoise enamel and the outer with dark blue. On the reverse, the spring, lugs and catchplate are in place. Reference: Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 items 518, 519. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Leicestershire, England.