Roman or germanic fibula (brooch) of the 3rd century AD

[folkert]

Yesterday I found this most interesting and unusual roman or germanic brooch (fibula) dating to the late 3rd century. It is made of bronze with silver inlays.

 

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[Nana40]

Cool. You find such old stuff there...how do you ever figure out what it is ? :P

Awesome as always!

Nana

 

[Burdie]

Germanic fibula?? Burdie

 

[folkert]

HI Burdie, you can compare these ancient brooches (fibulas) to the modern safety pins, they worked the same way and were used instead of buttons which were not used for this purpose.
Here in Germany, there's enough specialised literature on this topic.

 

[birdman]

That is amazing!!!! I have done a little roman hunting over this why. Not much just a few coins. Congratulations on the find!

 

[folkert]

Thank you Birdman, what about our joint hunting? The harvest is over, so most fields are available for us.

 

[birdman]

Maybe this weekend? I would have to leave about 1100 am to get back home but I could be there around 700. It is only about 45 minutes I think.

 

[Harry_Morant]

Great find - the mind boggles thinking about whats still lying in the ground and is yet to be found.