Roman Early Crossbow Brooch. A good-sized early bronze crossbow brooch with plain tubular terminals and a decorated footplate. The bow carries an unusual feature in the form of a pierced comb. Dated AD 200–250. See Richard Hattatt, Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, p. 203, no. 1675. Length 52 mm. Complete with pin; a rare and attractive example.

Roman Equal-Ended Brooch. A good example of a well-preserved Roman equal-ended brooch with triangular terminals retaining areas of geometric enamel inlay. Central rectangular panel with raised circular boss. 2nd–3rd century AD. 50 mm long. Complete apart from the pin. An attractive example with good surviving enamel.

Celtic La Tène Brooch. A La Tène brooch made from a single piece of bronze, with arched bow and hook-shaped foot terminating in a rounded knob. 1st century BC. 45 mm long. Complete with a working pin. A well-preserved early Celtic example.

Roman Openwork Plate Brooch. An openwork skeuomorphic plate brooch cast in bronze, formed as a swastika within a circular border. 2nd century AD. See Richard Hattatt, Brooches of Antiquity, p. 223, no. 1154a. 32 mm diameter. A complete example with the pin and catchplate intact; patina stable but patchy.

In the Roman world, the swastika was a common geometric and solar motif, symbolising good fortune, movement, and protection. Its use on brooches was purely decorative or symbolic.

Celtic La Te'ne I Brooch A La Te'ne I brooch, made from a single piece of bronze which forms the body spring and pin, the foot hooked shaped with a knob terminal. 4th-3rd Century BC. 33 mm long. Complete with a working pin.

Celtic La Te'ne II Brooch. A La Te'ne II brooch, made from a single piece of bronze that forms the pin, spring, flat lozenge shaped body and catch-plate, this loops back and hooks on to the bow. 2nd-1st Century BC. 56 mm high. Complete with working pin.

Celtic La Te'ne III Brooch. A La Te'ne 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.

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 Te'ne 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.

Romano British Dolphin Brooch. An attractive bronze dolphin brooch with two square cut-outs to the bow and tapering body. 1st century AD. Richard Hattatt, Iron Age and Roman Brooches, No.367. UKDFD # 31017. Lincolnshire. 38mm x 26mm. Attractive and complete with working pin.

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.

Roman 'P' Shaped Brooch A large and sturdy bronze 'P' shaped brooch. The bow highly decorated with crescents, notches and lines, this leads down to the solid cast returned foot. 2nd-3rd Century AD. 70 mm long. Complete with the iron pin that is still in the same position when it was lost over 1800 years ago.

Roman Iron 'P' Shaped Brooch. The large iron 'P' shaped brooch with returned foot that is fixed to the bow by a coil. 2nd-3rd Century AD. 81 mm long. Complete and in very good condition for iron.

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 1970's.

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.

Roman Openwork Brooch. An elaborate openwork bronze brooch. 2nd-3rd Century AD. 27 mm diameter. Complete with pin. Unrecorded type no parallel to be found in Hattatt's

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.

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.

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.

Roman Zoomorphic plate brooch An unusual style bronze zoomorphic plate brooch decorated with four animal heads. 2nd Century AD. Europe. 36 mm long. Iron pin missing otherwise complete, much of the bright tinned surface intact.

Romano British Zoomorphic brooch. In the form of a boar, with well formed crest, main, ears and snout. The body is decorated with circular cells, some of which retain traces of enamel. Circa 2nd century AD. 31.5 mm long.

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.