Roman Period - Brooches |
ca. 50 B.C. - 450 A.D. (Click on the images to see further details!) |
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No. 248 added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2003 Mars brooch from Burghöfe, Germany. The writing on this rare type of fibula is the genitive conjugation of the name Mars, god of warfare, which is "MARTIS". End of 2nd to middle of 3rd century AD. Original made from tinned bronze. Height: 3.1 cm / 1.2 inches. Soldier's brooch. No. 361 added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2003 Ivyleaf-shaped brooch from Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA) near Basel, Switzerland. 1st century AD. Original made from tinned bronze. Height: 3 cm / 1.2 inches. Original made from tinned brass. Woman's brooch. No. 490 added27.11.2000, changed24.04.2003 Brooch in the shape of a double-S, from Dura-Europos in Syria. Also common in the rest of the Empire. Around 200 to 250 AD. Height: 3.7 cm / 1.5 inches. Original made from tinned brass. | |
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No. 022 added27.11.2000, changed16.10.2003 Simplified version of No. 347. Diameter: 3.5 cm / 1.4 inches.
added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2002 Simplified version of No. 363. Diameter: 3.5 cm / 1.4 inches.
added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2002 Simplified version of No. 376. Diameter: 2.6 cm / 1 inch.
added27.11.2000, changed28.04.2008 Plate brooch with seven attached bone discs and leaf-shaped engravings from Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA), Switzerland. They were used from around the mid of the first century AD up to the beginning of the seventies of the first century AD. Diameter 4 cm / 1.6 inches. Original made from tinned brass. Woman's brooch, used in the whole Roman Empire.
added27.11.2000, changed28.04.2008 Wheel brooch with five attached bone discs from Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA), Switzerland. They were used from around the mid of the first century AD up to the beginning of the seventies of the first century AD. Diameter 4 cm. Original was made in tinned brass. Woman's brooch, used in the whole Roman Empire.
added27.11.2000, changed28.04.2008 Crescent-shaped brooch with attached bone disc from Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA), Switzerland. They were used from around the mid of the first century AD up to the beginning of the seventies of the first century AD. Width: 3.1 cm / 1.2 inches. Original made from tinned brass. Woman's brooch, used in the whole Roman Empire. | ![]() | |
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No. 024 added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2001 Brooch depicting two griffins beside a basin. Original (tinned brass) at the Landesmuseum in Zürich, Switzerland. 1st century AD. Width: 3.4 cm / 1.3 inches. Woman's brooch.
added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2003 Roman brooch with love inscription: "DOMINA TEAMO ALIASDENO", which is the abbreviated form of "DOMINA TE AMO ALIAS DEN(eg)O". Translation: Lady, I love you; other (women) I deny". Found in a Roman villa at Güglingen-Frauenzimmern, Germany. 1st century AD. Diameter: 2.2 cm / 0.9 inches. Original made from tinned bronze. Woman's brooch.
added27.11.2000, changed27.02.2003 Brooch consisting of a tinned brass base plate with attached bone plate in open work technique from Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA) Switzerland. 1st century AD. Height: 3 cm / 1.2 inches. Woman's brooch. No. 346 added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2003 Small brooch with attached bone disc from Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA), Switzerland. 1st century AD. Diameter: 2.6 cm / 1 inch. Original was made from tinned brass. Woman's brooch. | |
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No. 285 added27.11.2000, changed27.02.2003 Horse brooch with enamel from Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA), Switzerland, 2nd century AD. Width: 4.3 cm / 1.7 inches. Original made from brass. No. 466 added27.11.2000, changed27.02.2003 Frog brooch with enamel from the Kurpfälzisches Museum Heidelberg, Germany; 2nd century AD. Width: 3.5 cm / 1.4 inches. Original made from brass. | ![]() | |
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No. 128 added27.11.2000, changed27.02.2003 Umbonate brooch from Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA) near Basel, Switzerland with enamel. 2nd century AD. Diameter: 3.5 cm / 1.4 inches. No. 266 added27.11.2000, changed27.02.2003 Umbonate brooch from Frankfurt/Main-Heddernheim (NIDA) with enamel. 2nd century AD. Diameter: 4.9 cm / 1.9 inches. | |
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No. 513 added27.11.2000, changed16.10.2003 Now a disc brooch, reconstructed from corroded sheet brass parts. It was found at the Magdalenenberg in Austria. First half of the 1st century AD. Diameter: 4.8 cm / 1.9 inches. | ![]() | |
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No. 084 added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2002 Brooch designed in the so-called Celto-Roman style from Dietzenbach, Germany. End of 2nd to middle of 3rd century AD. Diameter: 2.8 cm / 1.1 inches. Original made from tinned bronze.
added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2003 Brooch in open work design from the Roman fort "Saalburg", Germany. End of 2nd to middle of 3rd century AD. Diameter: 4.3 cm / 1.7 inches. Original made from tinned bronze.
added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2003 Brooch designed in the so-called Celto-Roman style from Eching, Germany. End of 2nd to middle of 3rd century AD. Diameter: 3 cm / 1.2 inches. Original made from tinned bronze.
added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2003 Brooch designed in the so-called Celto-Roman style from Dambach, Germany. End of 2nd to middle of 3rd century AD. Diameter: 3.2 cm / 1.3 inches. Original made from tinned bronze. | |
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No. 195 added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2003 Beautiful brooch in Celto-Roman style with animal head, found near Frankfurt/Main. Around 200 to 250 AD. Length: 3.3 cm / 1.3 inches. No. 260 added27.11.2000, changed16.06.2003 S-shaped brooch in Celto-Roman style from Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA) near Basel. Around 200 AD. Width: 2.6 cm / 1 inch. Original made from tinned bronze.
added27.11.2000, changed28.02.2003 Hippocampus brooch in Celto-Roman style from the Landesmuseum Mainz, Germany. Around 200 to 250 AD. Original made from tinned bronze. Limited edition (55 pieces), each signed and numbered. Length: 3.7 cm / 1.5 inches. No. L020 added27.11.2000, changed28.02.2003 Elaborated S-shaped brooch in Celto-Roman style from Dura-Europos, Syria. Around 200 to 250 AD. Limited edition (55 pieces), each signed and numbered. Length: 4.8 cm / 1.9 inches. Original tinned bronze. Soldier's brooch. | ![]() | |
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No. 105 added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2002 Frog-shaped brooch from Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA), Switzerland. 2nd century AD. Original made from tinned bronze. Length: 1.8 cm / 0.7 inches.
added27.11.2000, changed15.08.2003 Deer-shaped brooch from Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA), Switzerland. 2nd century AD. Original made from tinned brass. Length: 3.1 cm / 1.2 inches.
added27.11.2000, changed07.09.2003 Fish-shaped brooch from Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA), Switzerland. 2nd century AD. Original made from brass, partly tinned. Length: 4.6 cm / 1.8 inches. | |
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No. 514 added27.11.2000, changed24.04.2003 Symmetric Roman brooch with enamel from the Kurpfälzisches Museum in Heidelberg. 2nd century AD. Length: 3.5 cm / 1.4 inches.
added27.11.2000, changed28.02.2003 Germanic bronze fibula decorated with silver wire. From the castrum Ober-Florstadt, Germany. End of 2nd to middle of 3rd century AD. Length: 3 cm / 1.2 inches. No. 522 added27.11.2000, changed28.02.2003 Germanic crossbow fibula with long catchplate, end of 2. to 3. century AD. From the castrum Ober-Florstadt, Germany. Engravings at the catchplate, length 2.5 cm/1 inch. | ![]() | |
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No. 487 added27.11.2000, changed27.02.2003 Noric-pannonic wing fibula, named after the area of the Roman provinces Noria and Pannonia (today Austria and West Hungary), where it was worn. Characteristic are the two "wings" on the bow near its head. A simplified version with round holes instead of square holes in the catch plate is also available. From Gerasdorf, Austria, middle of 1st century AD. Length: 12 cm / 4.7 inches. See also No. 035. Original made from brass. Worn by women. | |
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No. 309 added27.11.2000, changed28.02.2003 Rosette or thistle brooch. Mainly used in Gaul, but also along the Rhine River, Switzerland and Britannia. Found in the burial-place of Mainz-Weisenau, Germany. It was used between 20 to 70 AD. Length: 10.5 cm / 4.1 inches. Original made from brass. Worn by women. | ![]() | |
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No. 523 added27.11.2000, changed24.04.2003 Richly engraved bow fibula from the 1st century AD. Found at the castrum Ober-Florstadt, Hessen, Germany. Length: 7 cm / 2.8 inches. | |
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No. 711 added01.06.2003, changed01.06.2003 Hod Hill Brooch from the cemetery of Wederath-Belginium, Germany (between Bingen und Trier), burial No. 521. This type of brooch was in use in Gallia, the Rhein-River Area and Britannia between around 40 to 110 AD. Original made from tinned brass. Length: 7.2 cm / 2.8 inches. | ![]() | |
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No. 026 added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2001 Dolphin brooch from Switzerland. Inlaid with a red colored bone disc, probably imitating red coral. Worn by women, 1st century AD. Height: 3.4 cm / 1.3 inches.
added27.11.2000, changed12.03.2010 Penannular brooch from the Saalburg fort, 1st to 2nd century AD. This type was worn by women. Diameter: 3.7 cm / 1.5 inches.
added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2002 Boar brooch from Zauschwitz, Kr. Borna, Germany. The original, made from tinned bronze, was badly corroded. 3rd century AD, length: 3.7 cm / 1.5 inches. Worn by women. No. L015 added27.11.2000, changed28.02.2003 Sea serpent brooch from Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA), Switzerland. 1st century AD. Limited edition of 25 pieces, each signed and numbered. | |
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No. 127 added27.11.2000, changed13.03.2001 Bow brooch from Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA), Switzerland, middle of the first century AD. Length: 6.4 cm / 2.5 inches. Original made from brass.
added27.11.2000, changed15.10.2009 Bow brooch from Carnuntum near Vienna, Austria. Second half of the 1st century AD. Original made from brass. Length: 5.1 cm / 2 inches. | ![]() | |
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No. 073 added27.11.2000, changed13.05.2010 Early type of Roman crossbow brooch, used by soldiers. Around 300-330 AD, found at Deurne, Netherlands. Brass. With original fastening mechanism, including safety bar. | |
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No. 224 added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2003 Roman fibula from the Saalburg fort, middle to end of 2nd century AD. Original made from tinned bronze. Length: 3.1 cm / 1.2 inches.
added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2003 Roman brooch from Carnuntum near Vienna, Austria, second half of the 2nd century AD. Original made from tinned brass. Length: 4 cm / 1.6 inches.
added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2003 Roman brooch from Carnuntum near Vienna, Austria, second half of the 2nd century AD. Original made from tinned bronze. Length: 3 cm / 1.2 inches. | ![]() | |
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No. 035 added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2003 Noric-pannonic fibula, Switzerland, 1st century AD. Length 6.8 cm/2.7 inches. Original made from brass or bronze. See also Nr. 487.
added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2002 Roman bow brooch from the Netherlands, second half of first century AD. Length: 6 cm / 2.3 inches. Original made from brass or bronze. | |
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No. 164 added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2003 Bow fibula from Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA), Switzerland. Beginning of second century AD, length 5.1 cm.
added27.11.2000, changed25.04.2003 Bow brooch with fine, dotted decoration. From the Roman graveyard at Mainz-Weisenau, Germany, middle of the 1st century AD. Length: 4.3 cm / 1.7 inches. | ![]() | |
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No. 576 added27.11.2000, changed24.05.2003 Rare Roman gladiator brooch. To this day, only some brooches of this type are known. Private collection. Original made from tinned bronze. Height: 2.7 cm / 1 inch. 2nd to 3rd century AD.
added27.11.2000, changed24.04.2003 Rare Roman gladiator brooch. To this day, only some brooches of this type are known. Original made from tinned bronze. Height: 3.8 cm / 1.5 inches. 2nd to 3rd century AD. | |
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No. 542 added27.11.2000, changed24.04.2003 Brooch designed in Celto-Roman style, around 200 AD. Original made from tinned bronze/brass. Length: 3.5 cm / 1.4 inches.
added27.11.2000, changed24.04.2003 Roman or Germanic swastika brooch with arms ending in animal heads. Private collection. End of 2nd to middle of 3rd century AD. Original made from tinned bronze/brass. Diameter: 3.3 cm / 1.3 inches. Soldier's brooch.
added16.01.2002, changed24.04.2003 S-shaped brooch from the end of the 2nd to middle of 3rd century AD. Original made from tinned brass. Military brooch. Height: 4 cm / 1.6 inches. Private collection. | ![]() | |
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No. 110 added27.11.2000, changed28.02.2003 Roman disc brooch inlaid with enamel. From Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA), Switzerland. End of 1st to middle of 2nd century AD, diameter: 3.4 cm / 1.3 inches. No. 259 added27.11.2000, changed28.02.2003 Roman disc brooch inlaid with enamel. From Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA), Switzerland. Middle of the 2nd century AD, diameter: 3.8 cm / 1.5 inches. | |
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No. 116 added27.11.2000, changed28.02.2003 Roman disc brooch inlaid with enamel. From Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA), Switzerland. Middle to end of second century AD. Diameter: 3.8 cm / 1.5 inches. No. 319 added27.11.2000, changed28.02.2003 Roman disc brooch inlaid with enamel. From Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA), Switzerland. Middle of the 2nd century AD. Diameter: 5 cm / 2 inches. | ![]() | |
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No. 226 added27.11.2000, changed13.03.2001 Small bow brooch from Carnuntum near Vienna, Austria. Second half of the 1st century AD. Length 3.6 cm / 1.4 inches. Original made from brass or bronze. | |
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No. 595 added28.11.2000, changed24.04.2003 Mount of a baldric (swordbelt) from Rome. Size of reproduction slightly reduced. Useable as brooch. Original made from tinned brass, around 200 AD. Diameter: 5 cm / 2 inches. | ![]() | |
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No. 532 added27.11.2000, changed03.01.2003 Roman brooch forming a swastika with six arms. Original made from tinned bronze. Diameter: 3.2 cm / 1.3 inches. Around 200 AD. No. 540 added27.11.2000, changed24.04.2003 Brooch designed in Celto-Roman style, around 200 AD. Original made from tinned bronze. Length: 3.4 cm / 1.3 inches. No. 541 added28.11.2000, changed24.04.2003 Brooch designed in Celto-Roman style from Mainz, Germany, around 200 AD. Original made from tinned brass. Length: 3.5 cm / 1.4 inches. No. 606 added28.11.2000, changed24.04.2003 Rare type of Roman silver brooch from Mainz-Weisenau, around 200 AD. Height: 4.4 cm / 1.7 inches. | |
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No. 547 added20.02.2001, changed28.02.2003 Bow fibula, foot ends in form of an animal head. First half of the 1st century AD, bronze. Found in England. Length: 9.5 cm / 3.7 inches. | ![]() | |
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No. 586 added20.02.2001, changed15.11.2003 Late Roman annular brooch with two dolphins. From Koblenz, Germany, end of 4th to 5th century AD. Height: 5.6 cm / 2.2 inches. | |
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No. 640 added07.01.2002, changed24.04.2003 Plate brooch with five attached bone discs and engravings from Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA), Switzerland, 1st century AD. Diameter: 3.6 cm / 1.4 inches. Original was made from tinned brass. Woman's brooch.
added07.01.2002, changed24.04.2003 Plate brooch with attached bone disc and dotted lines from Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA), Switzerland, 1st century AD. Diameter: 3.3 cm / 1.3 inches. Original was made from tinned brass. Woman's brooch.
added07.01.2002, changed24.04.2003 Disc brooch forming three leaves with dotted lines from the fort at Windisch (VINDONISSA), Switzerland. Original made from tinned brass, 1st century AD. Width: 3 cm / 1.2 inches. Woman's brooch. | ![]() | |
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No. 662 added07.01.2002, changed24.04.2003 Brooch designed in the so-called Celto-Roman style. End of 2nd to middle of 3rd century AD. Diameter: 3.5 cm / 1.4 inches. Original made from tinned bronze, military brooch. Also available as a pendant. Private collection. No. 663 added07.01.2002, changed24.04.2003 Brooch designed in the so-called Celto-Roman style. End of 2nd to middle of 3rd century AD. Diameter: 3 cm / 1.2 inches. Original made from tinned bronze; military brooch. Also available as a pendant. From the Saalburg fort, Germany. No. 675 added07.01.2002, changed24.04.2003 Brooch designed in the so-called Celto-Roman style. End of 2nd to middle of 3rd century AD. Height: 4 cm / 1.6 inches. Original made from tinned bronze. Military brooch. Also available as a pendant. Private collection. | |
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No. 635 added07.01.2002, changed12.03.2010 Brooch with the letters RMA. It could be read as either ROMA or PRIMA. End of 2nd to middle of 3rd century AD. Original made from tinned bronze. Height: 3.1 cm / 1.2 inches. Soldier's brooch.
added07.01.2002, changed24.04.2003 Amphora-shaped brooch from around 200 AD. Tinned brass. Height: 3.6 cm / 1.4 inches. Private collection.
added07.01.2002, changed24.04.2003 Axe-shaped brooch. End of 2nd to middle of 3rd century AD. The axe is probably the symbol of the cult of Iupiter Dolichenus, which was widespread in the Empire at that time. Original made from tinned bronze, private collection. Length: 4.6 cm / 1.8 inches. Also available as a pendant. | ![]() | |
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No. 666 added07.01.2002, changed24.04.2003 Bow fibula from Switzerland, private collection. This type was in use in Northern Gaul, the Rhein river area and Switzerland during the middle of the 1st century until the beginning of the 2nd century AD. Original made from tinned brass. Length: 4.2 cm / 1.6 inches.
added07.01.2002, changed24.04.2003 Bow fibula from Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA), Switzerland. This type was in use in Northern Gaul, the Rhein river area and Switzerland during the middle of the 1st century until the beginning of the 2nd century AD. Original made from tinned brass. Length: 5.2 cm / 2 inches. | |
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No. 129 added08.01.2002, changed25.04.2003 Roman disc brooch with central decorative rivet from Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA), Switzerland. Beginning to middle of the 2nd century AD. Original made from brass. Diameter: 3.7 cm / 1.5 inches. | ![]() | |
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No. 700 added12.06.2002, changed12.03.2010 Rosette or thistle brooch found in the burial-place of Wederath (BELGINIUM), Germany. Wederath is the biggest burial-place in GALLIA BELGICA with around 2,500 burials. This type is a later form and was used between 40 and 70 AD. Length: 5.3 cm / 2.1 inches. Original made from tinned brass. Worn by women. The price is for a modern thin steel pin; for original pin construction (looks much better and is much more durable), add 8 Euro. | |
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No. 710 added14.11.2002, changed28.04.2008 Roman disc brooch with bone disc from Moux, France, 1st century AD. Diameter: 3.3 cm / 1.3 inches. Original was made from tinned brass. This brooches were used from around the mid of the first century AD up to the beginning of the seventies of the first century AD. Woman's brooch, used in the whole Roman Empire. | ![]() | |
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No. 672 added14.11.2002, changed24.04.2003 Early form of the rosette or thistle brooch. Mainly used in Gaul, but also along the Rhine River, Switzerland and Britania. From the Römisch-Germanische Museum in Cologne, Germany. Used between the first century BC and the first decade of the first century AD. Length 5 cm. Original made in brass. Used by women. An identical piece is in the museum from Windisch, Switzerland. | |
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No. 709 added14.11.2002, changed28.04.2008 Dolphin-shaped disc brooch decorated with bone disc from France. Height: 3.3 cm / 1.3 inches. Original made from tinned brass. This brooches were used from around the mid of the first century AD up to the beginning of the seventies of the first century AD. Woman's brooch, used in the whole Roman Empire. | ![]() | |
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No. 856 added28.05.2003, changed24.06.2003 Fibula of Germanic origin from Mainz, Germany. This type of brooch was in use in the eastern region of the Alps, the southern area of the Rhine River and in Poland. Bronze. From between 10 and 30 AD. Length: 5.5 cm / 2.2 inches. | |
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No. 855 added28.05.2003, changed20.04.2008 Eye fibula from Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA), Switzerland. Bronze. Originally a Germanic brooch from Middle-Germany, it also was in use in the Roman Empire along the border to the Germania Libra. This type of eye fibula was in use during the time of Tiberius to Nero (about 30 to 60 AD). Length: 5.2 cm / 2 inches. | ![]() | |
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No. 876 added02.01.2003, changed12.03.2010 Brooch designed in the so-called Celto-Roman style Frankfurt/Main, Germany. End of 2nd to middle of 3rd century AD. Diameter: 3.2 cm / 1.3 inches. Original made from tinned bronze. | |
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No. 891 added02.01.2003, changed27.02.2003 Germanic crossbow fibula from Stuttgart, Germany. Middle to end of 4th century AD. This type of fibula developed parallel to the Roman crossbow fibula No. 073. Original made from brass. Length: 5.8 cm / 2.3 inches. | ![]() | |
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No. 892 added02.01.2003, changed31.03.2010 Germanic crossbow fibula from Wiesbaden, Germany. This type of fibula was widespread in Germania and along the Limes in many variations in the 3rd century AD. Original made from brass. Length: 5.9 cm / 2.3 inches. | |
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No. 879 added02.01.2003, changed12.03.2010 This brooch, called "Soldier's Brooch", was used from Raetia and North Switzerland all across Gallia and the Roman part of Germania up to England. The name "Soldier's Brooch" was given to it because it was a very common brooch found in Roman military locations. It was also used by civilians, both male and female. It was in fashion during the entire 1st century AD. Made in the original technique: forged out of one piece. Original made from bronze, length 8 cm; found at Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA), Switzerland. | ![]() | |
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No. 907 added28.02.2008, changed05.05.2010 Germanic crossbow fibula from Urach, Germany. Middle of 4th to beginning of 5th century AD. This type of fibula developed parallel to the Roman crossbow fibula No. 073. Original made from brass. Length: 5.8 cm / 2.3 inches. | |
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No. 965 added09.04.2008, changed09.04.2008 Omegabrooch from Xanten. Found along the Limes and in Southgermany and Switzerland. It appeard in the 40ties of the first century AD and ended around the middle of the second century AD and was used pairwise by women. In the late second century AD it appeared again in a bigger size as a men's brooch, used up till the late 4th century AD in different shapes (See Nr. 586). Diameter 3.5 cm. | ![]() | |
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No. 945 added09.04.2008, changed09.04.2008 Roman Knickfibel from Xanten, Germany. This type was spread in the Middle and Lower Rhine area and around the river Maas and Mosel. Time of use between 10 to 50 AD. Length 7.5 cm. | |
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No. 993 added10.04.2008, changed07.06.2008 Crossbow brooch from a woman's burial near Lauffen, Kreis Heilbronn, Germany. Around 400 AD. Length 7.2 cm. | ![]() | |
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No. 971 added12.06.2008, changed12.06.2008 |