Product Description
c. 2nd / 3rd Century A.D. A nice Roman Circular "Glass Center Boss" plate brooch / fibula, still largely gilded and found many years back in Oxfordshire and from a Midlands collection. A good sized circular plate brooch with decorative border with inset pellet decoration around and a large raised boss in the centre which would once have held a large round glass or gem stone, now sadly lost. Once fully gilded, much of which still remains on front face. Pin missing as is usual otherwise intact and in nice overall condition, a good example of the type, approx. 28mm diameter
