Record ID: CORN-828E53
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
Pottery rim sherd from a bowl with a 'Cornish flanged' (Quinnell, 2004, p.124) rim. The flange below the rim is pointed and horizontal, but damaged, and angled at about 90 degrees from the body of the bowl. Above and below the flange are recessed grooves which help to define the flange from the body of the bowl. The fabric is is a light browny grey colour throughout and contains mica, felspar and augite inclusions, which suggests that it is made from gabbroic clay, originating from the Lizard. The exterior surface looks as if it was originally black-coated, now mostly worn …
Created on: Sunday 30th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-7EEAB4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman coin: reduced weight silver siliqua of Constantius II (337-61), struck probably at Lyons or Arles, VOTIS XXX / MVLTIS XXXX, struck c. 355-61. The coin has a ragged flan and it is not possible to know if had been slightly clipped.
Created on: Sunday 30th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-7C7BB4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman brooch; cast copper alloy Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands) type cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b, 4c. The brooch has broad, cylindrical wings with a plate on each end with a dot in the centre. The back of the head has a large lump of rust-coloured corrosion suggesting that the pin, which is now missing, was probably made of iron and has thus corroded away. The brooch has a deeply-curving, tapering bow with no extant decoration. The catchplate is still present at the base of the bow. There is no foot decoration. The whole has an even, thick, grey-g…
Created on: Sunday 30th December 2007
Last updated: Saturday 15th October 2016
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Record ID: WAW-7B87F4
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy book clasp, probably of Howsam type A.9.1. It is cast in one piece, but composed of three elements; a rectangular attachment end, an oval dome and a sub-triangular protrusion. The front of the rectangular attachment end has a raised edge on three sides; the fourth side is flat, allowing the strap to lie flat on this portion of the clasp. There is a central rivet hole along this edge to fix the strap in place. Integral to the opposite edge is the second element, the oval dome. This is only slightly domed, and has a central rivet hole. This hole would allow a peg fixed…
Created on: Sunday 30th December 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 9th January 2019
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Record ID: WAW-7A9418
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman coin: prpbable sestertius of Maximus (AD 235-8), dating to AD 235-6 (Reece Period 11), PIETAS AVG S C, Priestly Implements. Mint of Rome. RIC IV, pt 2, p. p. 155, cf. no. 6; BMC VI, p. 232, cf. nos. 119-20. Although the coin is light at 14.3g, it has had circumferential loss. Furthermore, dupondii appear to be incredibly rare for Maximus - there are none in the BM collection.
Created on: Sunday 30th December 2007
Last updated: Friday 11th December 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-4EF591
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval brooch; Anglo-Saxon cast copper alloy cruciform brooch with extensive gilding and the remains of applied silver sheet. Dated to the late 6th century by its elaborate design and the use of the Bichrome Style. Currently in two fragments as the top knob has broken away from the head plate. The brooch has integrally cast top and side knobs, together with small lappets beneath the bow and a broad, elaborate foot. Each of the top and side knobs is broadly rectangular with pointed extensions on either side around the middle of the knob. The three knobs each take the form of …
Created on: Friday 28th December 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 24th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Treswell Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-2998B8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete silver penny of Edward I or II. Mint of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Class 4, c. AD 1300 - c. AD 1310 (North 1991, 39, ref. 1080).
Created on: Wednesday 26th December 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-2925B6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete silver shilling of William III, dated 1696 (Spink 2002, 337-39). The coin is bent as a 'love token'.
Created on: Wednesday 26th December 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-25B865
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete cast copper alloy harness pendant suspension mount of Medieval date, probably thirteenth or fourteenth century (AD 1200 - AD 1400). Length: 43.0mm; width: 41.9mm and 6.8mm thick. Weight: 9.03g. The mount has three similar arms of equal size and one of a pair of suspension loops together forming a cross shape (the left horizontal arm is bent back behind the vertical arm). Each arm close to the centre has roughly parallel sides and has a maximum width of about 7.0mm. This part of the arm is bevelled at the front but then narrows abruptly to form a double cusp creating…
Created on: Wednesday 26th December 2007
Last updated: Friday 20th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-EA4F13
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Dolphin brooch of Roman, first century date (AD 43 – AD 100). Length: 18.2mm; width: 21.1mm and 8.9mm thick. Weight: 5.02g. Part of the wings and the lower part of the bow, including the catch-plate, are missing due to old breaks. The pin is also missing. The fully enclosed (tubular) wings have a maximum width of 21.1mm although they were originally wider prior to being corroded and damaged. It is not clear whether the wings tapered towards their tips or whether they were parallel. The longer wing is decorated with at least two grooves which may…
Created on: Sunday 23rd December 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-C0DB76
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy and tinned Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) brooch of late fifth to sixth century (c. AD 475 - c. AD 600). Length: 20.0mm; width: 15.8mm and 5.6mm thick. Weight: 2.68g. The fragment is probably part of the foot of a small-long brooch or the foot of a radiate-headed brooch. It has old transverse breaks at either end. The break near the catch-plate appears to be more recent than the other break. The front is flat and in plan the sides are curvilinear in profile: they flare outwards and then inwards so that when the foot was complete it was probably sub-loze…
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-C06F96
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy nummus of Constantius Gallus (AD 351-4), dating to AD 353-4 (Reece Period 18), FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Soldier advancing left spearing fallen horseman. Mint of Arles. RIC VIII, p. 219, no. 217; LRBC no. 456 (1960, p. 55).
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Sunday 17th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haversham Cum Little Linford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-C03F43
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver finger ring height 22mm, width 20mm, thickness 2mm. The wing is made from a length of silver wire that has been looped twice round to form a double band. The wire has a square cross-section, its evenness along its length suggests it has been drawn rather than hammered. A bezel comprising of a low triangle flanked by two knots have been formed by looping the terminals of the wire once around the frame of the ring, in between the loops one strand of the frame has been bent forward to form a low triangle. The ring is in excellent condition. This finger ring design has been comm…
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 6th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thornbury area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-C03D14
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy annular brooch length 22mm, width 18mm, thickness 4mm, weight 2.6g. There are four collets spaced evenly around the frame, these taper outwards along the frame giving a sub-triangular cross-section. Each is filled with a white paste that would have been or held a gem decoration. There is a constriction of the pin, which has a circular cross-sectio; the end has been bent around the constriction. A quarter of the way round the frame from the pin constriction is a second constriction from which a bird shaped pendant is suspended. The bird is displayed, so it faces f…
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: GLO-C00872
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy terret ring length 30mm, width 32mm thickness 6mm. Circular in plan with a flat bar at the base, that bar is circular in cross-section and is flaked by two expanded collars. The frame of the terret is semicircular in cross-section with a concave underside. On the top inside edge of the frame is a circular cell. This cell is dished with a hole in the centre, the reverse has two concentric rings. This cell is decorative and would have held either enamel or a stone. Overall this piece has suffered heavily from corrosion resulting in a heavily pitted surface and damage to…
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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Record ID: SOM-BD5C42
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy nummus of Constantius II (probably), VOT XX MVLT XXX, mint uncertain, 347-8. (Eastern Mint) Reece 17
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 9th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haversham Cum Little Linford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-BC7B11
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine, dating to AD 330 (Reece Period 17), POP ROMANVS / Star in wreath reverse. Mint of Constantinople, CONS(I). RIC VIII, p. 448, no. 22. 343-8. LRBC no. 1067 (1960, p. 25).
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 16th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haversham Cum Little Linford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-BA57E3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine I (AD 306-337), dating to c. AD 320 (Reece Period 16),, VIRTVS EXERCIT, Two captives seated either side of standard inscribed VOT XX. Mint of London. RIC VII, p. 109, cf. nos. 185-6.
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 16th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haversham Cum Little Linford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-A9B038
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy and gilded looped plate brooch of Roman, first century date (AD 43 – AD 100). Length: 15.3mm; width: 18.7mm and 5.1mm thick. Weight: 1.63g. The fragment consists of a circular cell, 6.4mm in diameter with a central circular depression which has a diameter of1.6mm. The cell, including the depression, is partially filled with a white decorative calcium carbonate paste. On the right hand side is a D-shaped loop. There appears to have been a similar loop on the left side. However, this is largely missing due to two old breaks. The rear face is flat an…
Created on: Thursday 20th December 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-A87157
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete and corroded copper alloy Roman dupondius or as, 1st-3rd centuries; reverse illegible.
Created on: Thursday 20th December 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.