Record ID: LON-5279B8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman silver finger ring dating 3rd - 4th century AD. The finger ring has an oval raised bezel with decorative angular shoulders. The gem stone or glass setting is missing from the bezel but there are the remains of a white cement surviving. The angular shoulders are decorated with three stamped chevrons. The band has a rounded triangular cross-section and the profile of the finger ring shows the band forming an oval. There is a crack through the band opposite the centre of the bezel. Vindolanda Type XV, Henig type Xb. Dimensions: Length of band: 19.67; length of bezel:…
Created on: Friday 24th March 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 5th September 2023
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Record ID: LON-6582C4
Object type: HAIR PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Roman bone hair pin dating to AD 150 - 400. The hair pin is a Greep type B1.1 and Crummy type 3. The head is spherical. The pin shaft tapers to join the head and bulges outwards as it moves away and then tapers again towards a point. Dimensions: length: 76.0mm Greep (1983:350) writes "Whilst the overwhelming majority of these forms belong to the third and fourth centuries, Crummy's (1979, 161) date of c.AD 200 for the arrival of these types is challenged by a small number which may be dated to the mid and later second centuries. The date range should therefore be exte…
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 20th September 2017
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Record ID: LON-9D59FA
Object type: INTAGLIO
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman oval cornelian intaglio, probably dating 1st to the 2nd century AD. This intaglio is Henig Series A. The colour of the gemstone is an even orange. The intaglio is oval in plan and conforms to Henig's Flat Shape I, the upper (engraved) surface is longer than the lower (smooth) surface, so the sides are angled outwards. The cross-section is also wedge-shaped so one side is thicker (2.75mm) than the other (1.52mm). The upper side is carved with a standing female figure, Fortuna, facing right with has one arm held out in front holding the rudder, and in her other hand is a corn…
Created on: Tuesday 9th August 2016
Last updated: Thursday 17th May 2018
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Record ID: LON-ECB6AE
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age - Early Medieval silver coiled or 'spiral' finger ring dating 100BC-800AD. This finger ring is made from a strip of silver, with a D-shaped cross section, that is coiled with three turns. The ends of the strip are cut to form points. Dimensions: Thickness: 9.85mm; diameter: 15.99mm; weight: 2.49g. Discussion: A similar example is recorded on the PAS database WMID-24AB05, it has one similar terminal and the same number of turns. Crummy (2015:101) notes that this form is common in the Late Iron Age and Roman periods but it does continue into the Early Medieval. …
Created on: Wednesday 2nd December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2017
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Record ID: LON-B4213C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy nummus of uncertain ruler (AD330-402). Dimensions: weight: 0.24g.
Created on: Thursday 5th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 5th November 2015
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Record ID: LON-1245B9
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman lead alloy seal impression dating AD275-296. This seal is oval with an impression on both sides and there is a channel running through the midline (along the width of the oval) of the seal for the cord to pass through and be secured. The front surface is domed and the back is concave. On the front surface the impression is of a radiate bust facing right and on the reverse there is a standing figure facing left, there is something in the left hand field but it is unclear what it is. This impression has been made off-centre so only the lower left hand side of the stamp is vi…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd September 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd September 2015
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Record ID: LON-A9D04F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy contemporary copy of a nummus from the House of Constantine (AD307-361). Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO. Reece period 18 (AD348-364). Dimensions: diameter: 18.45mm; weight: 1.13g.
Created on: Thursday 17th September 2015
Last updated: Friday 18th September 2015
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Record ID: LON-A9CF0B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy fragment of a radiate of Carausius (AD286-293). Reece period 14 AD275-296. Reverse: VIRTVS AVG Mars standing right. Probably Unattributed Mint. This coin has been considered for Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC. Dimensions: surviving diameter: 20.96mm; weight: 1.47g.
Created on: Thursday 17th September 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 25th November 2015
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Record ID: LON-C70258
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy radiate of uncertain emperor (AD260-275). Reece period 13. Dimensions: diameter: 13.46mm; weight: 1.72g.
Created on: Tuesday 25th August 2015
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2016
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Record ID: LON-C701B8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy radiate of uncertain emperor (AD260-275). Reece period 13. Dimensions: diameter: 17.29mm; weight: 1.52g.
Created on: Tuesday 25th August 2015
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2016
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Record ID: LON-C70106
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy nummus probably of Gratian (AD367-383). Reverse: GLORIA NOVI SAECVLI, Emperor standing left with standard and shield. Reece period 19 (AD364-378). Dimensions: diameter: 17.59mm; weight: 1.91g.
Created on: Tuesday 25th August 2015
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2016
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Record ID: LON-9C8685
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy nummus of Constantine I (AD306-337). Reverse: Two Victories holding a shield inscribed VOT / P R on top of an altar VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP. Reece period 16 (AD317-330). Dimensions: diameter: 18.26mm; weight: 2.91g.
Created on: Tuesday 11th August 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 12th August 2015
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Record ID: LON-9C860E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy radiate of Victorinus (AD269-271). Reverse: Salus holding a sceptre and feeding a snake rising from an altar SALVS AVGG. Reece period 13 (AD260-275). Dimensions: diameter: 16.66mm; weight: 1.75g.
Created on: Tuesday 11th August 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 12th August 2015
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Record ID: LON-9C856A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy as of Vespasian (AD69-79). Reece period 4 (AD69-96). Eagle standing facing on globe. Dimensions: diameter: 27.48mm; weight: 9.67g.
Created on: Tuesday 11th August 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 12th August 2015
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Record ID: LON-96664C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Roman copper alloy Hod Hill brooch dating AD43-70. This brooch has a rolled-over head, hinged pin with iron axis bar. The bow is decorated with characteristic fluting and ridges and two projecting lugs from the middle of the bow. This fluting and ridges continues down the bow to the foot terminating in a rounded foot-knob. Dimensions: length: 36.50mm; width: 24.19mm; thickness: 16.36mm; weight: 6.63g.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd June 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th November 2015
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Record ID: LON-9365A3
Object type: MOSAIC
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of mosaic, probably Roman, comprising marble tessera set within mortar (AD43-410). This fragment of mosaic consists of 20 tessera made from a crystalline marble; 8 are orange/red, 4 are black and 8 are white. The tessera have been cut into irregular cubes and two are much thinner fragments to fit into gaps between the cubes. These tesserae are set into a bed of pinkish white mortar with irregular inclusions including grog. The impressions of further tessera, that are no longer present, are visible in the mortar. Weight: 258g
Created on: Tuesday 23rd June 2015
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2015
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Record ID: LON-7EF82E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy figurine depicting the head of a female, probably a weight dating AD43-410. This object comprises a three-dimensional head and neck of a female then just below the neck the object is conical with a hollow socket in the end. This open end is a rough, broken surface that is covered by the same mid/dark green patina that covers the rest of the surface. There is a slight rounded projection on the back just below the neck. The top of the head is worn and it is unclear whether there would have been an integral suspension loop or similar. The face of the figurine is…
Created on: Monday 22nd June 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 24th June 2015
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Record ID: LON-5C7259
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy nummus of Galerius, dating to c. AD 307 (Reece Period 15). Reverse: GENIO POP ROM. Mint of Lyon. RIC VI, pp. 257-9, nos. 218 or 227. Dimensions: diameter: 27.38 mm; weight: 6.47 g.
Created on: Saturday 20th June 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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Record ID: LON-DB55F6
Object type: HAIR PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman or medieval copper alloy hair pin with inlaid enamel. This hairpin has a globular head with a groove just below the head. The head is decorated with inlaid enamel; in the centre there is a circular copper alloy cell containing white enamel and then there is a ring of red enamel. The copper alloy setting holding the red enamel has been rubbed over and there are seven cuts equally spaced around the edge allowing the red enamel to be seen. There are some irregular kinks in the tapering shaft. Some of the white enamel is missing but the hair pin otherwise appears to be comple…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd June 2015
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2016
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Record ID: LON-DA2293
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy nummus of Constantius I as Caesar (AD 293-305), dating to c. AD 300-301. Reece period 15. Reverse: Moneta standing left holding scales and cornucopia, M SACRA AVGG ET CAESS NN. Mint of Trier. RIC VI, p. 193, no. 480a. Dimensions: diameter: 25.71mm; weight: 8.13g.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd June 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 6th January 2016
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