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Image	Object Type	Find number	Broadperiod	County	Actions
	Penannular ring	PAS-EA6A95	Bronze age	Cambridgeshire	xml \| csv json
Penannular gold ring with thick hoop tapering slightly to flat terminals. The ring has decorative narrow banding in yellow and paler gold but this is extremely worn especially on the external surfaces. The interior of the hoop is flattened. Visual inspection suggested that the piece comprises a g...
	Mount	PAS-E9E2A1	Bronze age	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
Bronze Age gold ribbon ornament from Ilam, Staffordshire Description Two joining fragments form a parallel sided strip, or ribbon. One end is a neat flat-ended terminal with rounded corners, the other is a ragged break. The back is flat, while the front carries twenty-one very finely incised gr...
	Bracelet	PAS-E92EA0	Bronze age	Shropshire	xml \| csv json
Penannular, hollow gold bracelet, originally of circular or near-circular cross-section (now distorted); the body expands very slightly at the one extant terminal (the other is missing). The terminal has a cap which was made separately. The piece was made from thick gold sheet rolled into a tube;...
	Ring	PAS-DA09A3	Bronze age	Nottinghamshire	xml \| csv json
Bipartite composite ring, penannular, comprising two solid gold rods possibly soldered together. Maximum external diameter 15mm; maximum internal diameter 8.5mm; breadth 7mm; width of gap 4mm; weight 9.31 grams. The piece belongs to a well known Middle Bronze Age type, decorative in nature, datin...
	Hoard	PAS-1EB110	Bronze age	Nottinghamshire	xml \| csv json
A Late Bronze Age hoard consisting of eighteen objects including: 5 copper alloy blade fragments from two leaf-shaped swords; 4 socketed axes; 1 socketed leaf-shaped spearhead; 1 blade fragment from a leaf-shaped spearhead; 1 tanged chisel; 1 clasp or belt fitting and 4 copper alloy ingot fragmen...
	Hoard	PAS-5B1745	Bronze age	Wrexham	xml \| csv json
Burton, Wrexham: Middle Bronze Age hoard of gold adornments and bronze tools with a pot (04.2) Date: 1300-1150 BC Description: 1. Flange-twisted gold bar torc: complete and slender, with round-sectioned hooked terminals. Tightly coiled seven and a half times, probably to fit into the pot. Sligh...
	Coin hoard	PAS-52F818	Roman	Gloucestershire	xml \| csv json
Ten bronze nummi coins. All the coins are of a denomination commonly known as the nummus. The final coin of the group was produced in AD 348, during the joint reign of Constantius II (AD 337-61) and his younger brother Constans (AD 337-50). Both had been brought up as Christians by their father C...
	Button	PAS-141C31	Early medieval	Bedfordshire	xml \| csv json
Gold hemisphere set on a back plate and edged with beaded gold wire, diameter 14.5mm, ht. 10.4mm; total weight with detached loop 3.54g. The sides of the dome are divided by beaded wire into four fields below two rings of beaded wire framing a tall plain collar on the top. The collar holds a dam...
	Finger ring	PAS-5D0170	Modern	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
Gold ornamental ring from Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds This gold ring, found apparently in 1887, is formed of a central cross within a lobed frame. The back of the bezel is flat. In the absence of any comparable pieces in the British Museum collections it has not proved possible to identify the age and...
	Waste	PAS-E0F3F4	Unknown	Hertfordshire	xml \| csv json
Treasure case 2006 T124: undiagnostic white metal fragment The fragment is in the form of a short bar of white metal of trapezoidal section, which has been cut across with a chisel at both ends and has two transverse cut marks on one face and one on the other; length: 22 mm. The fragmen...
	Ring	PAS-E0E477	Unknown	Essex	xml \| csv json
Treasure case 2005 T459: Part of a small hollow ring of base metal (brass) with the remains of a thin plating of gold. Identification Undiagnostic fragment to which it is not possible to assign date or cultural context. The piece does not contain a minimum of 10% of precious metal and o...
	Sword fitting	PAS-E0CE14	Unknown	Essex	xml \| csv json
Fragmentary Gold Fitting (?) This thin gold strip has suffered much damage making identification extremely difficult. The raised decoration, visible on the reverse, suggests that it is most likely a fitting of some kind rather than a finger ring. In its present state it is impossible to date i...
	Rod	PAS-E0B576	Unknown	Cambridgeshire	xml \| csv json
Gold Fragment Undiagnostic cut fragment of gold. Due to the undiagnostic nature of the find it can not be securely dated to pre-1705 and as such falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996.
	Ingot	PAS-E0A3F5	Unknown	Cambridgeshire	xml \| csv json
Potential find of Treasure: fragment of bronze ingot(?) and silver casting dribble Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface conducted at the British Museum indicated that the rounded piece (a) is bronze, with no precious metal content, while the casting dribble (b) has a silv...
	Stud	PAS-E08B33	Unknown	Cambridgeshire	xml \| csv json
Small silver stud, impossible to date with any precision and therefore recommended that it should be excluded from the Treasure process. Due to the undiagnostic nature of the find it can not be securely dated to pre-1706 and as such falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996.
	Jewellery fitting	PAS-E06407	Unknown	North Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
Treasure case: 2006 T413 gold circular fitting This broad flat band has no bevelling or shaping at the edges which one would normally expect in a finger ring, suggesting that it is more likely to be a fitting of some kind. In the absence of any other diagnostic features such as decoration o...
	Brooch	PAS-E04654	Unknown	North Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
The find consists of a disc of copper alloy overlaid by a thick, embossed sheet of silver decorated with raised triangles radiating round a central boss and interspersed with ladder-pattern strips. There is a pierced circular lobe on the edge above the end of the hinge for the pin. The overlay is...
	Finger ring	PAS-E03745	Unknown	Warwickshire	xml \| csv json
gold ornamental ring This ring formed of a plain round section wire is completely undiagnostic, and there is therefore no evidence to date it more than 300 years old. As such the ring falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996.
	Finger ring	PAS-E01F14	Unknown	Lincolnshire	xml \| csv json
A plain gold, wire ring, much distorted and abraded and of indeterminate date. Due to the undiagnostic nature of the find it can not be securely dated to pre-1705 and as such falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996.
	Ferrule	PAS-E00782	Unknown	Lincolnshire	xml \| csv json
Treasure case 2006 T223 Gold Band Dimensions: 20mm x 15mm x 1mm x 0.7mm Date: Indeterminate date Description: Plain gold band now oval in shape although the band is damaged and distorted. The band is 1mm in width and 0.7mm thick, having a flat underneath and inner perimeter...
	Bar	PAS-DFEF37	Unknown	Lincolnshire	xml \| csv json
Undiagnostic hammered silver bar Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of the bar conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate silver content of 70%, the balance being copper with some zinc, tin and lead; it weighs 7.21 grams. The bar is of rectangular secti...
	Finger ring	PAS-B2BAE1	Unknown	Cambridgeshire	xml \| csv json
Silver ring consisting of a simple undecorated band, found with two small pellets. The three finds are undiagnostic, and can not be securely dated to pre-1706. As such they do not qualify as Treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act 1996.
	Rod	PAS-9EE670	Unknown	Cambridgeshire	xml \| csv json
Treasure case: 2005 T582 Very small, flat, fragment of gold with evidence of hammering, possibly relating to scrapping. Too little survives to be able to make even a tentative identification and its exact age is thus unknown although it is likely to be over 300 years old. I can confirm tha...
	Ring	PAS-9EC274	Unknown	Cambridgeshire	xml \| csv json
Treasure case 2006 T280. post-medieval `ring' Silver `ring' formed from wire of round circular section, small, not a finger-ring, nor flattened in the manner of a vervel, therefore undiagnostic and of indeterminate date. Due to the undiagnostic nature of the find it can not be securely...
	Terminal	PAS-9EB090	Unknown	Buckinghamshire	xml \| csv json
Treasure case: 2005 T396 A Silver Terminal (?) Silver cast terminal (?), hollow with cable ornament scrolling up from lower opening and round into two projecting spirals, with a boss at the centre of each. Length: 2 cm. Weight 10.7g Analysis shows the object comprises an alloy with...
	Mount	PAS-9E7513	Post medieval	Buckinghamshire	xml \| csv json
Treasure Report: Case 2006 T44 A thin gold ring, formed from a plain band with a slight ridge around the centre of the exterior surface. The ring may be a mount or fitting from a larger object. It is probably more than 300 years old, but as it lacks any diagnostic features or hallmarks it cannot ...
	Unidentified object	PAS-9E5103	Modern	Leicestershire	xml \| csv json
Treasure case 2006 T328 Fragment of Cast Object Part of a cast object that superficially looks like a twisted Iron Age torc. The object is cast in one piece from gun metal or a similar grey alloy. It is probably a fragment of furniture handle, perhaps 100-200 years old. Consequently,...
	Sheet	PAS-9E1D37	Modern	Kent	xml \| csv json
Treasure case 2005 T303 Two joining fragments of corrugated gold sheet, seemingly originally of tubular form, now crushed. The form, style and overall appearance of the fragments do not correspond to any known ancient type, and scientific analysis of the body metal and soldered seam confirm...
	Token	PAS-077044	Post medieval	Dorset	xml \| csv json
Fragment of a devotional plaque A fragment of a double-sided plaque, cast on one side with a possible Madonna and child, and on the other a scene with three saints. The item is possibly a Catholic devotional token, not necessarily English in origin, judging by the Madonna figure's veil an...
	Buckle	PAS-0662D8	Post medieval	Lincolnshire	xml \| csv json
18th century silver rectangular buckle frame. Rectangular buckle frame with a slightly expanded, 'D' shaped fore edge. On this edge is a notch which accommodated the pin, which is now missing. The frame measures 19.3mm wide by 17mm long and has a thickness of 2.4mm. Its mass is 2.68g. Th...