Copper-alloy, 2.98 grams, 23.25 mm. 1st-5th century AD. The simple penannular brooch is one of the longest-lived fashions in early Europe, extending in various parts of Britain and the Continent from the 3rd century BC to the 6th century AD. This example is a 'Type C' with scrolled terminals and made from round-section rod with a thinner rod for the pin, flatteed at one end and coiled round the shank of the brooch. Reference: Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, p.186 item 651 and cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, p.296 item 1287. Very fine condition.