Aucissa primer
The Aucissafibel is considered typical Roman military or soldiers fibel of the 1st century.
Aucissa brooches are a simple type of hinged brooches that emerged from Celtic fibula forms and were particularly widespread in the early Roman imperial period . They held the heavy military coat of the Roman legionnaires over their right shoulder. Its noticeably high temple was shaped to accommodate the coarsely woven material of the coat.
Naming
This type of fibula is named after a probably Etruscan manufacturer whose name AVCISSA was stamped on some of the head plates of fibulae found. In the meantime head plates with the names C. CARTILIVS, DVRNACVS and P. VALER have been found.
Synonymous for the term Aucissafibel, terms are also used in the scientific literature, which are based on the respective author. The Aucissa primer can also be found under the names type Almgren 242, Hofheim type V, Riha type 5.2-5.4 or Feugère 22.
description
The design of the Aucissa primer is kept simple. The high and strongly curved bracket with a flat cross-section ends in a clearly offset foot with a narrow needle holder with a decorative button at the end. The fibula head carries the hinge construction.
Regardless of the material, Aucissa Bibles are usually divided according to the design of the bracket. Shapes with a round oval and D-shaped cross-section occur here. Another distinguishing feature is the presence of a central ridge on the temple and its design. As a rule, they were made of both non-ferrous metal and iron . In addition, examples made of precious metal are also known.
distribution
The Aucissa fibula appeared in the early imperial period and was particularly widespread throughout the Roman Empire in the 1st century. The Alesia type hinge brooch is considered a forerunner. In archaeological research, Aucissa Bibles are used as a guide for dating complexes of findings , especially in the north-west provinces , as this is where they are most frequently found. It mostly occurs in a military context, but was certainly also worn by Roman or local civilians.
literature
- Thomas Fischer : The army of the Caesars. Archeology and history. Friedrich Pustet, Regensburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-7917-2413-3 , p. 136.
- Michel Feugère : Les fibules en Gaule méridionale. De la conquête à la fin du Ve s. ap. J.-C. (= Revue archéologique de Narbonnaise. Supplément. 12). Éditions du Center National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris 1985, ISBN 2-222-03415-9 ( digitized ).
- Martin Müller : The Roman non-ferrous metal finds from Haltern (= soil antiquities of Westphalia. 37). von Zabern, Mainz 2002, ISBN 3-8053-2881-8 , p. 18 ff.
- Rosemarie Müller, Heiko Steuer : fibula and fibula costume. In: Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde (RGA). 2nd Edition. Volume 8, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1994, ISBN 3-11-013188-9 , pp. 512-513.
- Emilie Riha: The Roman fibulae from Augst and Kaiseraugst. The new finds since 1975 (= research in Augst. 18) Römermuseum Augst, Augst 1994, ISBN 3-7151-0018-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fischer: The army of the Caesars. 2012, p. 136.
- ↑ Riha: The Roman fibulae from Augst and Kaiseraugst. 1994, p. 114.
- ↑ Fischer: The army of the Caesars. 2012, p. 136.
