Ca. 100-300 AD. A bronze disc brooch with an openwork monogram 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:30mm / W:30mm ; 10gProvenance: Private London collector, acquired on the Austrian Art market, formerly in an old USA collection formed since the 1970s.