Ca. 100-300 AD. A bronze disk brooch with openwork decoration forming ROMA inscription. Catch-plate with a pin on the reverse. Brooches were an important element of the Roman dress, used to fasten clothing but they also served as dress accessories in their own right. Thousands of different types and subtypes of Roman brooches are attested, and they seem to have played an important role in Roman people’s self-expression. For further information on Roman brooches, see Richard Hattatt. 2000. A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches. Oxbow Books.Size: L:48.6mm / W:49.5mm ; 20.81gProvenance: From the private collection of a South London art professional; previously in a collection formed on the UK/European art market in the 1980s;