Hello all tnetters, I present my first fibula to you.

[jan nielsen]

This morning I got a call from the local museum, they asked me if I wanted to come and search a field on which they have found some burial grounds from the Roman ages, of course i said yes on the spot. Then after three hours I decided finally to quit for the day after finding practical nothing. I went up where the museum people where and searched a pile of durt, and there I found the best find of the last two years. A fibula of some kind, can anyone help with the style and the age of this find.

 

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[cw0909]

Jan, here are some links with info, yours might be a broken bow type

info and imgs
this link had the next 2 links
Fibula - NumisWiki, The Collaborative Numismatics Project

more info and img
Darwin Country - Roman Brooches (fibulae)
Fibulae

 

[Goldiver]

Very cool find, hope to see more soon!

Steve

 

[100acre]

Jan, here are some links with info, yours might be a broken bow type

info and imgs
this link had the next 2 links
Fibula - NumisWiki, The Collaborative Numismatics Project

more info and img
Darwin Country - Roman Brooches (fibulae)
Fibulae

Awesome link, thanks!

 

[jan nielsen]

Thank you cw. It could look like a bow brooch from the Roman ages. Golddiver I hope that I will find some more at the excavation, in the next few days.

 

[bill_wabo]

Good luck Jan, keep us informed we always like to see older finds from your side of the ocean.
Hey cw0909, thanks also for the links!

 

[A2coins]

That is awesome I think were all part archeologist part treasure hunter Thanks for sharing that WOW

 

[Tuberale]

When I saw the title of this, I thought bone. Then saw where you were digging, and thought bone again. First time I've heard of fibula, but not bone.

 

[SkaBa]

When I saw the title of this, I thought bone. Then saw where you were digging, and thought bone again. First time I've heard of fibula, but not bone.

fibulae

He left off the e at the end.

 

[SkaBa]

When I saw the title of this, I thought bone. Then saw where you were digging, and thought bone again. First time I've heard of fibula, but not bone.

I was expecting bone also!

 

[jan nielsen]

Sorry about the wrong spelling, I just got a message from the museum, she thinks that is a eye fibulae the time period is year 0-100, so my oldest find to date.

 

[SkaBa]

she thinks that is a eye fibulae the time period is year 0-100.

Awesome!!!!!!

 

[CoilyGirl]

Super cool.

 

[CRUSADER]

fibulae

He left off the e at the end.

Nope Fibula is also correct. (Commonly used)

 

[CRUSADER]

Tough one, the joint in the middle puzzles me because it looks like it sticks into the pin direction & not out on the top. Very odd.
The closest I think is the 1st C AD European type called Kraftig profilierte.

 

[John Winter]

For those not familiar with the Roman 'safety pin' or fibula, maybe this blog post is worth a reprise.
Note the American connection ...
The Roman ?Safety Pin? or Fibula | johnwinter.net