6th century AD. A matched pair of bronze annular brooches, each with a defined constriction where the pin was coiled around the plaque and the obverse is ornamented with a series of S-shaped punchmarks; ferrous stain to one brooch. Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), BAR British Series 230, 1993, p.87, item 10.27. 21.04 grams total, 47mm (2"). Found Suffolk, UK. [2, No Reserve]