Iron Age & Roman Brooches
A selection of Iron Age, Romano‑British and Roman brooches, including La Tène, plate, openwork, zoomorphic and skeuomorphic types.
WRA 10986 — Roman Kraftig Profilierte Brooch
A well-made bronze Kraftig profilierte brooch with a sharply tapered, ribbed bow, pronounced moulded head, and a knobbed foot above an elongated catchplate. A classic, well-balanced example of this early Roman type. 1st century AD. See Richard Hattatt, Brooches of Antiquity, p. 35, no. 763. Length: 42 mm.
Complete with its original working pin.
£115.00
WRA 10987 — Roman Jezerine Brooch
A Jezerine-type brooch made from a single piece of bronze with the classic arched, lightly faceted bow and forward-projecting foot. Mid 1st century AD. See Richard Hattatt, Brooches of Antiquity, p. 25, no. 746 for a similar example. Length: 45 mm.
This type is strongly associated with Roman military and the Danubian frontier. Complete with working pin.
£130.00
WRA 10988 — Celtic La Tène III Brooch
A late La Tène III brooch made from a single piece of bronze which forms the highly arched bow and large flat catchplate. 1st century BC. Length: 45 mm. Complete with working pin.
No exact parallel for this brooch appears in Richard Hattatt’s published volumes.
£130.00
WRA 11000 — Roman Openwork Plate Brooch
A bronze Roman openwork plate brooch formed as four axes joined at the base, creating a distinctive cruciform design. The brooch retains its hinge and catchplate, with most of the original tinned or silvered surface still present. As typical for the type, the iron pin is missing. 2nd–3rd century AD. See Hattatt, Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, p. 165, no. 1624. Size: 37 × 38 mm.
£135.00
WRA 11001 — Roman Openwork Plate Brooch
A bronze Roman openwork plate brooch in the form of a swastika motif within a square border, a recognised decorative type of the 2nd–3rd century AD. Retains hinge and catchplate, with much of the original tinned or silvered surface. Iron pin missing, as typical. Published parallel: Hattatt, Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, p. 165, no. 1625. Size: 31 × 34 mm.
£155.00
WRA 11013 — Roman Hound / Hare Brooch
A Roman bronze zoomorphic brooch in the form of a running hound or possibly a hare, the body lightly decorated with zig‑zag lines. Green patina with light soil deposits. 2nd–3rd century AD. Length: 33 mm.
A continental European type with no exact parallel in Hattatt, though stylistically consistent with Roman provincial zoomorphic brooches from Gaul and the Rhineland. Pin missing, as typical.
£195.00
WRA 11014 — Roman Enamelled Lozenge Plate Brooch
An attractive Roman enamelled plate brooch with a raised central lozenge and four projecting round lugs. While similar forms appear in Hattatt, there is no exact parallel, making this an interesting variant. Good surviving enamel remains within the recessed fields. 2nd century AD. Dimensions: 38 × 38 mm.
Complete apart from the pin. An appealing and well‑preserved example of a less common geometric enamelled type.
£145.00
WRA 3455 — Celtic La Tène I Brooch
A La Tène I brooch, made from a single piece of bronze which forms the body, spring and pin. The foot is hook‑shaped with a knob terminal. 4th–3rd century BC. 33 mm long.
Complete with a working pin.
£48.00
WRA 5150 — Celtic La Tène II Brooch
A La Tène II brooch, made from a single piece of bronze that forms the pin, spring, flat lozenge‑shaped body and catchplate, which loops back and hooks onto the bow. 2nd–1st century BC. 56 mm high.
Complete with working pin.
£125.00
WRA 6175 — Celtic La Tène III Brooch
A La Tène III brooch, made from a single piece of bronze which forms the body, spring and pin. The bow is of flat section and deeply arched. 1st century BC/AD. 33 mm high.
Complete with working pin.
£55.00
WRA 5151 — Celtic Schusselfibel Brooch
The Schusselfibel (spoon‑shaped) brooch is a short‑lived continental type of the later half of the 1st century BC, loosely based on the La Tène III type. This example is complete with working pin and in very good condition with an attractive green patina. A long slender type measuring 66 mm high with deep grooved decoration to the bow. See Hattatt No. 747. From Thrace.
Rare.
£145.00
WRA 6177 — Roman Hod Hill Type Brooch
An attractive bronze Hod Hill type (no side lugs) brooch, with deep arched bow decorated with a large saltire of black niello. 1st century AD. See Hattatt No. 330 for similar. 42 mm long.
Complete with working pin and much of the bright tinned surface.
£125.00
WRA 5143 — Roman Iron “P” Shaped Brooch
A large iron “P” shaped brooch with returned foot fixed to the bow by a coil. 2nd–3rd century AD. 81 mm long.
Complete and in very good condition for iron.
£45.00
WRA 9034 — Romano‑British Penannular Brooch
An early bronze penannular brooch of round section which tapers down to scrolled‑back terminals, half the body decorated with incised lines. 1st century AD. See Hattatt #651 for similar. 24 mm diameter.
Attractive patina and complete with working pin. Found Ancaster area in the 1970s.
£65.00
WRA 8163 — Roman Penannular Brooch
A copper‑alloy penannular brooch of round cross‑section. The terminals are spherical with two collars behind. The pin is arched downwards to facilitate the folds of cloth. Circa 1st century AD. Fowler Type A3. Lincolnshire. 30 mm diameter.
Attractive dark brown patina and complete with working pin.
£45.00
WRA 5642 — Roman Openwork Brooch
An elaborate openwork bronze brooch. 2nd–3rd century AD. 27 mm diameter.
Complete with pin. Unrecorded type — no parallel found in Hattatt.
£75.00
WRA 3680 — Roman Openwork Plate Brooch
A bronze crescent‑shaped openwork plate brooch with scroll‑work ends. 2nd century AD. European. 27 mm long.
Complete with working pin.
£85.00
WRA 3674 — Roman Openwork Plate Brooch
An elegant bronze openwork plate brooch using the pure Celtic trumpet‑motif design. 2nd–3rd century AD. European. 31 mm long.
Complete with pin.
£115.00
WRA 3825 — Roman Skeuomorphic Brooch
A bronze skeuomorphic brooch in the form of a cornucopia with tripled knobbed foot. 2nd century AD. See Hattatt No. 1149. 41 mm long.
Rare, no pin.
£85.00
WRA 6179 — Roman Plate Brooch
A very good condition bronze wheel brooch, with eight small lugs around the outer edge and a four‑spoke design in the centre. 1st century AD. See Hattatt No. 1004 for similar. 38 mm diameter.
Complete with pin and much of the bright tinned surface.
£150.00
