Record ID: IOW-F93292
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver halfpenny of Edward I (1272-1307 AD), minted at Berwick on Tweed. Initial mark: illegible. Probably class 3, 1298 (North 1991: 40, ref: 1087). Obverse: EDWAR ANGL DN[S hYB]; Crowned bust facing with a trifoliate crown and wedged drapery Reverse: VILL/ABE/REV/VICI; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Created on: Thursday 1st March 2012
Last updated: Friday 2nd March 2012
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Record ID: IOW-81EAE2
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy spherical 'crotal' bell (1600-1800 AD). The sub-rectangular suspension loop at the top is 6.82mm high, 13.58mm wide and 4.13.mm thick and has a sub-circular perforation. The upper and lower hemispheres are divided by a horizontal circumferential rib. At either side of the suspension loop, about half way down the side of the upper hemisphere, is a sub-circular sound hole. One of the holes is much larger than the other. Two sound holes in the lower hemisphere are integral with a sound 'slit'. Both hemispheres are decorated with a sun-burst des…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
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Record ID: IOW-A096E8
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy double-looped buckle (c. 1500-c. 1650 AD). One loop is missing and the surviving loop oval in plan, convex at the front and flat at the rear. The upper face is bevelled on the inside. The central bar is triangular in cross-section. The tapering copper-alloy pin is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. It has a length of 19.44m and the width of the loop is 3.48mm. There is no indication of a pin-rest. The frame and the pin have a mid-green patina and each break appears to be recent. 19.28 x 22.19 x 2.22mm. Weight: 2.33g. Sim…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2012
Last updated: Monday 21st May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-936AC7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval copper-alloy token farthing of Stephen Lock of Gosport. Williamson 1889: Hampshire (72. var.). Obverse: STEPHEN LOCK AND; Sailing ship left Reverse: DOROTHY OF GOSPORT; L D S in field Diameter: 15.69mm. Weight: 0.56g. DA =12:6. Williamson, G.C., 1967 Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century London: Seaby Ltd.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2012
Last updated: Sunday 30th December 2018
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Record ID: IOW-5C08F7
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy dress fastener (c. 1600-c. 1700 AD). This is one of two similar objects that would have been used together to join straps or clothing. The other object would have terminated with a hook. The clasp is mainly oval in plan and has a perforated knop, centrally placed, at the attachment end. There are two smaller solid knops mid-way along the length of the fitting, one at each side. At the opposite end there are the remains of a central sub-rectangular loop, most of which is missing. At the side of this loop there is another perforated knop. …
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 6th March 2012
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Record ID: IOW-3CA447
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval silver halfgroat of Henry VIII (1509-1547 AD). Initial mark: unclear. Possibly North 1852. Obverse: hENRIC 8 D[ ] FR Z HIB REX; Crowned bust facing Reverse: CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR; Long cross over royal shield Diameter: 19.41mm. Weight: 1.46g.
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 17th May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-63E630
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307 AD), minted at London. Probably class 4a, 1282-1283 (North 1991: 29, ref: 1023). Obverse: [EDW]R'ANGL'DNS hYB; Crowned bust facing with a trifoliate crown and wedged drapery Reverse: CIVI/TAS/LON/[DON]; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2012
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Record ID: IOW-EEBEC2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval copper-alloy farthing of James I (1603-1625 AD), minted at London. Type 1 or Type 2, initial mark: illegible, 1613-1614 (North 1991: 149, refs: 2130-2132). Obverse: IACO D G MAG BRI; Two lis-headed sceptres in saltire through a single arched crown Reverse: FRA ET HIB REX; A harp surmounted by a single arched crown
Created on: Friday 6th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 9th April 2012
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Record ID: IOW-15A413
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval copper-alloy rose farthing of Charles I (1625-1649 AD). Rose Type 2, 1636-1644, initial mark: crescent (North 1991: 165, ref: 2291). Obverse: CAROLVS D G MAG BRI; Crown with sceptres in saltire through it Reverse FRAN ET HI REX; Crowned rose
Created on: Tuesday 27th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
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Record ID: IOW-233BD5
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and misshapen cast copper-alloy strap slide (c. 1600-c. 1700 AD). Prior to being misshapen, the fitting was sub-rectangular in plan and is rectangular in cross-section. At the front, the sides are lobed mid-way along its length and they are concave above and below the lobes. The rear face has parallel sides. Recessed decoration at the front consists of a scrolled and floral design all within a recessed border which follows the outline edge. This object has a patch dark green patina with some corrosion deposits. Length (if straightened): c. 41.45mm; width: 12.78mm; thic…
Created on: Friday 8th June 2012
Last updated: Friday 8th June 2012
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Record ID: IOW-EF2621
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy double-looped buckle (c. 1660-c. 1720 AD). The iron spindle is largely missing and one corner of the frame is missing. When complete it had four openwork crescent-shaped perforations at each corner. One of these is missing. Between the openwork corners the outer edges have a trefoil feature, moulded at the front and concave at the rear. The frame is steeply bevelled internally and externally at the front but not at the rear. At each side, where the spindle entered the frame, there is a moulded trefoil feature which is similar to those at…
Created on: Friday 6th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 9th April 2012
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Record ID: IOW-B8E276
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Roman ceramic imbrex (roof-ridge tile). 43-410 AD. This fragment has an inner grey core and is curved in cross-section. 85.02 x 64.41 x 15.22mm. Weight: 105.32g.
Created on: Monday 27th February 2012
Last updated: Monday 27th February 2012
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Record ID: IOW-C232C6
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic lithic implement. This implement is sub-rectangular in plan and has been made on a large secondary blade. The dorsal surface has five main flake removals and has been crudely worked at the distal end to form a cutting edge. The ventral surface is uneven and knapping features are lost due to thermal fracturing over most of the surface. One side has an area of buff cortex. The dorsal surface is reddish brown and the ventral surface is greyish green with tinges of red. 98.46 x 42.84 x 20.93mm. Weight: 85.41g. Found on a shingle bank withi…
Created on: Saturday 28th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 7th May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-5159A5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603 AD), minted at London. Initial mark: cross crosslet, 1560-1561 (North 1991: 133, ref: 1988). Obverse: E.D.G.ROSA.SINE.SPINA (A rose without thorns); Crowned bust facing left Reverse: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON; Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the inscription Diameter: 14.75mm. Weight: 0.41g. DA=12:9.
Created on: Thursday 17th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2016
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Record ID: IOW-75F8B6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603 AD), minted at London. Initial mark: missing (North 1991: 134, ref: 1997). Obverse: [ ]FR.ET.HI.R[ ]; Crowned bust left with a rose behind the head Reverse: [ ]MEV AD/IV[ ]/[ ]; (I have made God my Helper); Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the inscription
Created on: Monday 19th March 2012
Last updated: Monday 19th March 2012
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Record ID: IOW-28F363
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MODERN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Modern cast copper-alloy military button of the Hampshire Fencible Cavalry (c. 1794-1801). This silver plated button is circular in plan, convex at the front and concave at the rear. At the front it has a raised rim. Within the rim a raised design consists of circular frond with regularly spaced leaves. It has enclosed serifed capital letters: H F/L D. The rear face has a maker's mark in serifed capital letters: .FIRMIN & WESTALL.STRAND. At the centre of the rear face there is a stub of the missing loop. Diameter: 17.44mm; thickness: 4.34mm. Weight: 2.57g. The i…
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 19th December 2015
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Record ID: IOW-2B2F11
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver long cross penny of Henry III (1216-1272 AD), minted by Henri at Bristol. Class 3a-3c, 1248-1250 (North 1994: 226, refs: 986-988). Obverse: hENRICVS REX III; Crowned bust facing without sceptre Reverse: [ ]RIO/NBR/VST; Voided long cross with three pellets in each quadrant
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 13th June 2012
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Record ID: IOW-F9A214
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead object, possibly a spindle whorl. Date Unknown. The object is sub-circular in plan with a domed upper face and a flat rear face. At the centre, a vertical circular perforation has a diameter of 8.19mm. The upper face with incised oblique lines and the rear face is plain. It has traces of a buff patina. Length: 29.78mm; width: 28.51mm; thickness: 8.97mm. Weight: 35.34g.
Created on: Friday 25th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 25th May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-040DC7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Modern cast lead circular double-sided token (c. 1250-c. 1850 AD). The token has a raised design on both sides. One side has a 'compass-drawn' flower with a knop at the centre. The other side has an illegible design. This token has been pierced. Diameter: 22.37mm. Weight: 7.58g. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally. They are therefore hard to date precisely and could be Medieval to Modern in date (c. 1250-1850 AD).
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2012
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Record ID: IOW-043621
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Modern cast lead circular unifaced token (c. 1250-c. 1850 AD). The token has a raised design consisting of multiple lines. Diameter: 17.24mm. Weight: 5.75g. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally. They are therefore hard to date precisely and could be Medieval to Modern in date (c. 1250-1850 AD).
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.