The incredibly rare Roman brooch (Image: Lincolnshire County Council)
Posted on 03/16/2020 9:42:19 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
A metal detectorist has amazed experts after finding an incredibly rare Roman artifact in a Lincolnshire field.
Jason Price, from Grantham, was searching in a field near Leasingham when he unearthed a colourful horse brooch.
The 48-year-old, who is an armed forces veteran, was left gobsmacked by the find, which one local expert says has rewritten the understandings of Roman brooches.
The brooch, which is only the second of its kind to be found in the UK, was unearthed when Jason was on a 'Detecting for Veterans' weekend, and is set to go on display later this year...
Dr Lisa Brundle, the Finds Liaison Officer (FLO) at Lincolnshire County Council, said the artifact was found in an incredible condition considering how old it is...
She added that she thought it was in better condition than one on display in the British Museum.
"This type of Roman horse brooch is incredibly rare in Britain -- and is the second only to have been found in the UK," she said.
"The only other one is in the British Museum and is decorated differently -- with spots of enamel only.
"The Leasingham horse, however, is in a league of its own with its pin situated below the legs and the realistic depiction of a saddle."
The brooch, which was processed by Lincolnshire County Council after being found, will go on display at the Collection Museum in Lincoln later this year.
(Excerpt) Read more at lincolnshirelive.co.uk ...
There is a British series called The Detectorists. It is basically about a club of nerdy Detectorists looking for things like this. It is so well done and funny as hell. If you like Cohen Brother movies or Napoleon Dynamite you will love this series.
Is that horse wearing slippers on it’s front feet?
Are there no stirrups? I guess those hadn’t been introduced yet?
Thanks, I think I've watched (or tried to watch) some episodes on Amazon Prime.
The Romans liked quiet horses, they were hungover a lot, all that wine. The Romans, not the horses. Okay, so, maybe the horses too.
Early Horseshoes. No Blacksmiths required.
Just to play a bit o’ devils advocate here...
What makes the vintage of this pin Roman times? Nothing in the article says it has been dated.
If pins like this were used in Roman times, then one can definitively state this particular pin was made sometime during the window of Roman times to now. Replicas of historic/antique/antiquity items are made now and then...
You beat me to it. LOL!
Looks Celtic, yes?
Authorities: This is going to change the way the world looks at brooches.
Finder: so... No money then.
Authorities: no. But the effect upon scholastic brooch research cannot be exaggerated.
Finder: but no money.
Authorities: no.
It sounds like the only thing the guy that found it gets is this article.
Do they not think that someone could have lost it there recently? 50, 100, 200 years or so?
“Are there no stirrups? I guess those hadn’t been introduced yet?”
No, stirrups were invented by the Step Peoples or the Persians.
That’s not how treasure trove laws work...
At first I thought, “Why would a horse wear a brooch?” then, “Oh, I get it.”
Stirrups were introduced to western Europe in the timeframe of the post-Western Roman Empire and the Attila & Hun invasions of the 400s. The difference of the ability between a warrior with stirrups is an amazing factor. A fun alt-hist 3 novel series on this can be found on Amazon, “Cato’s Calvary” by Marc Jones.
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