Dragonesque Brooches ( Romano British)

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Hello,
Can someone tell me if these are appropriate for men to use? I am trying to find information but not coming up with anything. Looking for Romano British pieces for my first  century AD portrayal.

Thank you

A rule of thumb might be if their found in pairs perhaps, the suggestion here is that this pair may have been worn by a woman:

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection..._-1088-70a

In any case this short article claims the majority are found along the frontier and may have belonged to soldiers, but lets face it that interpretation is somewhat suspect when you consider the large quantitys of smaller then man size shoes found around military sites:

https://archive.archaeology.org/0809/etc/artifact.html

However I dont see any evidence against it being worn by soldiers on or off duty, and you could make the argument that the style is suitably martial... eg see bronze harness mounts.

It also appears that Enamelled examples are more common on military sites:

F. Hunter, Changing objects in changing worlds: dragonesque brooches and beaded torcs.

In any case they are beautifull objects and I wouldn't turn one down.