5th-6th century AD. A late Roman or Migration Period silver plate brooch of a bird of preyprising: head on a hooked neck developing to the beak, with raised scaphoid eyes and incised detailing; teardrop plate with rilled edges, incised 'XV' legend; rectangular tail with notched lower edge; pin-lug and integral catch to the reverse. Cf. Heeren, S. & van der Feijst, L., Fibulae uit de Lage Landen. Beschrijving, Analyse en Interpretatie van een Archeologische Vondstcategorie, Amersfoort, 2017, pp.215-8. 11.7 grams, 48mm (2"). North American collection, 1990s-2000s. Property of a Surrey gentleman. The incised 'XV' may be the numeral '15' in reference to the Roman military.