File:Medieval brooch; inscribed annular brooch (FindID 244707).jpg

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Medieval brooch; inscribed annular brooch
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Derby Museums Trust, Anja Rohde, 2009-01-23 09:45:44
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Medieval brooch; inscribed annular brooch
Description
English: Medieval brooch; cast copper alloy annular brooch of 14th century date with inscription. The brooch is a flat ring which narrows in one small section for form a pin bar. The pin is missing. The brooch is decorated on one face with large, individual letters, separated by areas of little wavy lines. The lines are mostly vertical but in some places are diagonal or horizontal. The lettering seems to be X POVERTY M', although the Y and M are unclear. Diameter 27.6mm, width of band 4.6mm, thickness 2.3mm, weight 3.61g.

Compare NCL-0F35E1 and SOMDOR-B53702, both of which have similar inscriptions.

Also compare the silver brooch in Egan and Pritchard (1991, 254-5, no. 1337), which was found in a context of c. 1350-1400.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Nottinghamshire
Date between 1300 and 1400
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1300-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 244707
Old ref: DENO-89A6F4
Filename: E6253 annular brooch.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/200112
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/200112/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/244707
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