Record ID: BH-E94CD1
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy socketed spearhead or arrowhead*, dating from the Middle to Late Bronze Age. The leaf-shaped blade is damaged and incomplete. The conical central socket tapers towards the top, where the point is missing. Patches of a dark grey surface survive between the areas of corrosion. Dimensions: 42.2mm long, up to 19.6mm wide and 9.6mm thick. Weight: 14.73g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Bedfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-EA25C1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative brooch. A fragmentary bow consisting a portion of the foot. The remainder of the brooch, the spring cover, spring, bow, catch-plate and pin are absent. The foot terminates in a moulded scroll and is decorated in moulded decoration. It is 15.17 mm long, 7.92 mm wide, 5.74 mm thick and weighs 1.70 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-E9CF14
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy strap end of medieval date, AD1250-1400. It consists of a pair of joined, flat sheets of copper alloy, tapering slightly to a rounded end with a central, pointed terminal. The attachment ends of the sheets are in the shape of a shallow crescent. There are two ferrous fastening rivets, one at each end of the attachment edge; both rivets remain in place. There is no decoration. The strap end displays a light green patina. It is 35.6mm long, 22.8mm wide and 3.1mm thick. It weighs 7.56gm. Similar strap ends, attributed to the late thirteenth and fourteenth century, are…
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Friday 20th May 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-EA4843
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy strap end of medieval date, AD1300-1400. It consists of a pair of strips of copper alloy, rounded at one end, where they are joined together and where there are also the remains of a third sheet spacer. The attachment ends of both sheets have broken away and are missing. There are two ferrous fastening rivets, one in the centre of the rounded end, the other in the centre of the other end just below the break; both rivets remain in place. There is no decoration. The strap end displays a dark brown patina. It is 21.1mm long, 12.7mm wide and 4.8mm thick. It weighs 2.23gm. …
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Friday 20th May 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-EB5373
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper alloy belt mount of Post Medieval date, AD 1600-1700. The upper part is in the shape of a heart, there is then a narrowed waist and an oval section, curved at one end and tapering to a blunt point. This is an unusual shape and perhaps suggests that the mount was misshapen when produced, though it has clearly been used. The underside carries a pair of pointed mounting spikes, one at each end of the body. Both are bent over to grip the leather strap. The mount is 25.9mm long, 11.8mm wide and 4.6mm thick. It weighs 2.91gm.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Friday 20th May 2022
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Record ID: BH-E89CB2
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy strap fitting of Medieval date. The artefact consists of two roughly parallel rectangular plates of equal form, separated from each other by a central gap and joined by a basal loop. The now-missing strap would have fitted between the plates, where it would have been held in place by two iron rivets, parts of which remain, surrounded by iron corrosion of mineralised leather. The basal loop, which has a convex upper surface, is worn at its base. Traces of gilding are visible on the corroded surface of the object. Dimensions: 43.3mm long, 11.3mm wide, 15mm deep …
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 28th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Bedfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-E64DF4Z
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin: a nummus, probably of the House of Valentinian, dating from AD 364 - 378 (Reece Period 19), probably SECVRITAS REI PVBLICAE type, showing Victory advancing left holding a wreath. It is 17.2mm in diameter and 1.8mm thick. It weighs 1.91gm. Most of the coin is illegible.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Saturday 23rd January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-E84DA6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval, copper alloy French coin: a double tournois of Louis XIII (1610-1643) dated 1640, mint unidentified. It is 20.2mm in diameter and 0.8mm thick. It weighs 1.78gm. For reference, see: Krause & Mishler, Standard Catalogue of World Coins, 1601-1700, page 212, number 86.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Saturday 23rd January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-EAB546
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a cast, copper alloy artefact, probably a fragment of the plate from a Medieval single looped, D shaped buckle with integral strap plate. It consists of a narrow, rectangular section of copper alloy, folded over at one end to a double thickness and flared slightly at the opposite end where there are two shoulders and an ancient break. It is probable that these shoulders are the remnants of the buckle frame, the rest of which has broken away and is now missing. The fragment is 30mm long, 15.5mm wide and 7.5mm thick. It weighs 3.16gm. Another partial buckle can be found on …
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Saturday 23rd January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-E6A761
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin: a nummus of the House of Constantine, dating from AD 330 - 335 (Reece Period 17), GLORIA EXERCITVS type. Mint unknown. It is struck on an oval flan, part of which has broken away and is missing. It is 15mm long, 14mm wide and 0.9mm thick. It weighs 0.78gm.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Saturday 12th December 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-E8B5E7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A possible copper alloy Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type). The spring cover and upper bow are present. The lower bow, foot, catch-plate, spring and pin are absent. The spring-cover is cylindrical in shape and projects from each side of the bow head. The bow head rises over the spring cover and terminates in a small hook, which would have served to hold the spring in place under the spring cover. The bow is curved in profile and sub-oval in section and is decorated with moulded grooves at along its midline and sides. It is 32.84 mm long, 32.76 …
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 21st July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E8B5B5
Object type: CLASP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy folding strap clasp of Medieval date. The frame is sub-rectangular, the two shorter sides bowing outwards. A sheet metal plate extends across two thirds of the frame and has a vertical, rectangular moulding at its inner end. The rectangular plate, now badly damaged, has been folded around the inner end of the frame. Dimensions: 35.8mm long, 20.3mm wide, 5.2mm thick. Weight: 5.12g. Folding strap clasps were found in excavations in London, in layers dating from the late 13th to early 15th centuries (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 116).
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Bedfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-E87613
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.b. Plate 46. It measures 16.54 mm long, 16.36 mm wide, 8.07 mm thick and weighing 3.98 grams. The brooch is fragmentary and only the spring cover and a portion of the upper bow are extant. The lower bow, foot, catch-plate and pin are absent. The spring cover is cylindrical in shape and projects outward on each side from the bow head. The base of the bow head rising over the spring cover is bordered by moulded decoration. Polden Hill brooches are dated be…
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 30th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-E965D6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A tinned copper alloy Roman trumpet Brooch measuring, 38.26 mm long, 15.16 mm wide, 3.36 and weighing 5.58 grams. The brooch is mostly complete and includes a spring cover, spring, bow, foot and catch-plate. The pin and spring are absent. There is an oval hollow head with pin lug. The bow is circular in section and is decorated with three raised mouldings at the centre. It terminates in a rounded foot terminus. The catch-plate is unperforated. Trumpet Brooches are dated between AD 75 to AD 175.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 30th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-EA89A2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman T-shaped brooch measuring, 18.59 mm long, 12.49 mm wide, 4.94 mm thick and weighing 1.67 grams. The brooch is fragmentary and only the solid wings and the upper portion of the bow are extant. The lower bow, foot, catch-plate and pin are absent. The wings are circular in section and contain a central rectangular recess for a pin. The bow is rectangular in section and has a curved upper surface It is decorated with a triangular shaped recessed border inside which the brooch swells upwards. The brooch is similar to eg 920, fig 161 pl 302 in Hattatt, R. A …
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 30th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-E90EF4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A possible copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch measuring 15.13 mm long, 14.38 mm wide, 9.34 mm thick and weighing 4.20 grams. The brooch is extremely fragmentary and only a small portion of the spring and the upper bow head remain. The lower bow, foot, catch-plate and pin are absent. The fragment is extremely corroded. Trumpet Brooches are dated between AD 75 and AD 175.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 30th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-E9F993
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch measuring, 17.81 mm long, 9.50 mm wide, 6.35 mm thick and weighing 1.45 grams. This brooch is extremely fragmentary and only the foot and catch-plate are extant. The spring cover, spring, bow and pin are absent. The foot has transverse moulded decoration and terminates in a scroll or false knob. The catch-plate is unperforated. Trumpet Brooches are dated between 75 AD and 175 AD.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 30th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-E83983
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy knee brooch with some gold plating measuring 32.23 mm long, 15.41 mm wide, 7.07 mm thick and weighing 7.03 grams. The brooch is complete but for the missing pin. The spring cover, spring, bow, foot and catch-plate are present. The crescent shaped spring cover is decorated with a border of circular incisions. Gold plating survives within these incisions as well as on the rest of the spring cover. The iron spring under the spring cover is severely corroded but the remains of the copper alloy spring hook have held it in place under the spring cover. The spring…
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 24th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-E9B7E6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy trumpet brooch dated between AD 75-175.The spring cover terminates in a hook which would have served to hold the spring and The bow is fragmentary and only the spring cover and bow remain. The foot, catch-plate and pin are absent. The bow is faceted in section, decorated as with moulded linear grooves. The bow bulges at the top of the bow curve, tapering towards the foot. It is 28.19 mm long, 14.84 mm wide, 12.60 mm thick and weighing 6.74 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EAE7D3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy signet finger ring of Late Medieval date. The ring is stirrup-shaped. The oval bezel has been deeply engraved with a letter 'S', flanked by a pair of vertical straight lines, with recessed pellet embellishments above and below. The shoulders taper smoothly into the 'D-sectioned' hoop. Dimensions: 27mm long (bezel to back of hoop), up to 13.1mm wide (bezel); weight: 8.32g. Several similar rings bearing single letters were found in excavations in Salisbury (Cherry in Saunders and Saunders eds. 1991: fig. 12, nos. 17-24). These were compared to seals on documents of …
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Croxley Green', grid reference and parish protected.