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Coin | NMGW-C24337 |
Medieval | Vale Of Glamorgan |
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| Medieval silver coin PENNY OF STEPHEN (1135-54) of 'Watford' type, c.1140; Swansea mint, moneyer Henri? Obverse: + [ST]IEFN[E REIS] (S and N retrograde) Crowned bust to r., sceptre in front; small cross behind neck Reverse: [ ]E[ ]E · ON[ ] Cross Moline with a fleur in each angle Little of the r... | |||||
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Knife | NMGW-C14CE7 |
Roman | Vale Of Glamorgan |
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| Roman copper alloy anthropomorphic and zoomorphic handle The handle appears to be near-complete, with some damage to the socket and crushing on one face (with a length of 61.8mm, a maximum width of 31.6mm and a thickness of 18.8mm). The handle is comparatively heavy (at 83.6g) and is either compo... | |||||
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Brooch | NMGW-374301 |
Roman | Vale Of Glamorgan |
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| Roman copper alloy lozenge plate brooch of 2nd century AD date and probably of Repoussé mounted type The plate brooch is of lozenge form, without lugs and is missing the pin and decorative panel (with a length of 38.2mm, a width of 27.2mm and a weight of 7.4g). The missing pin was hinged between... | |||||
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Finger ring | NMGW-F7CBA4 |
Medieval | Herefordshire |
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| The finger-ring is near-complete, missing only some of the inlay. The hoop has a comparatively small diameter and is of rectangular section, with straight sides, which gradually diverge from the base to the bezel. The base of the hoop is undecorated while the remainder is decorated with three pan... | |||||
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Coin | NMGW-D01B40 |
Medieval | Warwickshire |
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| Gold Angel of Henry VII, London mint, type II (no mint-mark), c. 1488-9; North (1991), no.1695. Gold coin of 23 ct 3½ grains (0.995 fine) weighing 80 grains and current for 6s 8d, was introduced by Edward IV in 1465. Early angels depicted St Michael as a feathered being, as on this specimen. The... | |||||
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Coin | NMGW-23DC38 |
Roman | Vale Of Glamorgan |
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| Roman silver coin Divus (Antoninus) Pius Radiate, commemorative from the time of Trajan Decius (AD 249-51) Rome mint RIC Decius 90 4.39g belonging to a scarce series in the names of deified former emperors, issued during the reign of Trajan Decius (AD 249-51). Divo Pio = dative case ('to ... | |||||
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Harness fitting | NMGW-2362B2 |
Iron age | Powys |
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| Iron Age enamelled copper alloy harness fitting (toggle or cheek-piece), probably of 1st century AD date The toggle is near-complete, with slight peripheral damage and some surface loss (with an overall length of 115.9mm and a weight of 100.7g). The circular disc terminals are expanded (with a di... | |||||
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Buckle | NMGW-A3B6C7 |
Roman | Vale Of Glamorgan |
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| Roman copper alloy buckle probably of 2nd to 3rd century date The buckle frame is complete but the pin is missing (with a length of 32.8mm and a weight of 5.7g). The strap was attached around a rectangular slot (16.4m long and 8.2mm wide, 11.0mm x 3.2mm internal) at the rear of the buckle of rect... | |||||
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Ring | NMGW-218BE3 |
Bronze age | Pembrokeshire |
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| A plain penannular gold 'lock-ring' with biconical section and a now hollow interior, which has been crumpled and distorted in the ground. The small ring, originally around 30mm in diameter, comprises two circular sheet face-plates with a thin gold wire fused to the plate join, to form an outer r... | |||||
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Brooch | NMGW-FABA51 |
Roman | Vale Of Glamorgan |
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| Roman copper alloy anthropomorphic plate brooch of 2nd century AD date The brooch is near complete, missing the pin and some peripheral damage (with a length of 33.7mm, a distorted width of 37.6mm and a weight of 6.9g). The brooch employed a hinge mechanism with twin lugs (6.9mm deep), posit... | |||||
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Buckle | NMGW-1ED1A1 |
Roman | Monmouthshire |
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| Late Roman copper alloy buckle, probably of 4th or early 5th century date (Worrell 2010, 416, no. 1, fig. 3). The buckle is complete, comprising a frame, pin or tongue and plate (with an overall length of 97mm and a weight of 72.8g). The buckle frame is zoomorphic with two horse's heads facing ea... | |||||
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Axe | NMGW-A4E598 |
Bronze age | Vale Of Glamorgan |
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| Early to Middle Bronze Age bronze axe, probably either a Developed Flat axe or of Later Short-flanged type and of second millennia BC date. The axe is incomplete missing the butt (with a surviving length of 59.2mm and a weight of 64.7g). The axe is of sub rectangular section and is comparatively ... | |||||
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Socketed axehead | NMGW-7FE7D1 |
Bronze age | Vale Of Glamorgan |
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| Late Bronze Age bronze socketed axe of uncertain type and probably of Ewart Park metalworking tradition corresponding to Needham’s (1996) Period 7, dated to c. 950 - 750BC The socketed axe is fragmentary, represented by only a blade side fragment (with a surviving length of 41.3mm, a surviving ... | |||||
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Coin | NMGW-7FB5E1 |
Roman | Vale Of Glamorgan |
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| Roman silver coin Lucilla dating to the period AD 164 to 169. VESTA reverse. Mint of Rome. RIC III, p. 276, no. 789. | |||||
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Scraper (tool) | NMGW-2D2436 |
Bronze age | Vale Of Glamorgan |
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| Early Bronze Age flint scraper The scraper is of ‘thumbnail’ type (with a length of 17.2mm, a width of 21.3mm, a thickness of 5.7mm and a weight of 2.6g). The retouch arcs around all of the edge apart from the straight proximal end. The dorsal surface has a large proportion of cortex. The scr... | |||||
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Axle cap | NMGW-9951A3 |
Iron age | Monmouthshire |
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| This is a continuous cast bronze hoop around the external circumference of which emanate prominent integral spikes, with circular sections and rounded tips, each approximately 28mm long. These are arranged in two aligned radial arrays, each originally of ten spikes. One array has six complete, tw... | |||||
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Axe | NMGW-466DC7 |
Bronze age | Vale Of Glamorgan |
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| Small mouth fragment of a socketed bronze axe, representing one upper face and part of one upper side. The axe has a prominent mouth moulding, the top of which is heavily eroded, removing any trace of runner stubs. Three converging ribs descend from the mouth moulding. The width and contours of t... | |||||
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Brooch | NMGW-45F745 |
Medieval | Pembrokeshire |
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| A silver brooch, fashioned from a groat (fourpenny piece) of King Edward I, 1272-1307. The coin brooch takes the form of a disc brooch, diameter 29mm. On the reverse, the side visible when worn, are five collets - one central, the others evenly spaced round the rim, at 12 o'clock, etc, as viewed,... | |||||
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Ingot | NMGW-09E626 |
Iron age | Vale Of Glamorgan |
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| This is a small ingot of gold, approximately circular and large 'button-sized' in plan view, but with slight circumference irregularities. The ingot has a convex under-surface, with marked surface irregularities. This indicates the gold was poured into a small dished mould 7.0-7.5mm deep, possibl... | |||||
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Armlet | NMGW-09A1A5 |
Bronze age | Vale Of Glamorgan |
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| A plain and elongate gold strip with near parallel sides. One terminal survives, while the other has been torn around 4-7mm from the end. The surviving terminal is loosely folded over, with an external width of 3.5-5mm. The terminal tapers gradually beyond the fold-over, with a flat but slightly ... | |||||
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Penannular ring | NMGW-093625 |
Bronze age | Vale Of Glamorgan |
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| A small and creased fragment of gold foil. The foil is folded over in half and has jagged tear edges on three sides. | |||||
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Coin hoard | NMGW-085CE6 |
Roman | Vale Of Glamorgan |
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| A hoard of approximately 3,545 coins. This comprises 14 late-third century ‘radiates’ and 3,531 nummi, of which 875 were struck between 294/5 and 310 and 2,655 after 310. The latest coins were struck at London and Trier in 319-20. Hoard 2 was buried in a ‘Black Burnished Ware’ jar, pro... | |||||
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Coin hoard | NMGW-082308 |
Roman | Vale Of Glamorgan |
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| Approximately 2,315 coins (plus a possible 51 addenda). This comprises 484 ‘radiate’ coins from the period A.D. 260-96; 288 nummi of the first, second and third tetrarchies (Diocletian, Maximian, colleagues and successors, 294/5 - 307); 184 reduced-weight nummi, c.307-10; and 1,359 nummi span... | |||||
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Pin | NMGW-E8F8A8 |
Early medieval | Swansea |
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| A loop-headed ringed pin, with slightly pitted, stripped surface and golden colour (typical of some beach finds). The ring has a dark corrosion layer on the surface, remnants of which also survive on the shaft. The ring is of 'fixed' type, with a constriction where it fits through the loop head o... | |||||
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Harness fitting | NMGW-E80E34 |
Iron age | Vale Of Glamorgan |
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| The cast bronze terret is incomplete and is slightly distorted, missing decoration at the apex, above the broken arms (as initially reported). The bar is of low oval section and the oval stops are enhanced with a central groove, worn on the interior. The hoop is of faceted tear-shaped section nea... | |||||
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Mount | NMGW-AC4A16 |
Medieval | Monmouthshire |
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| Late Medieval or early post medieval copper alloy mount, probably of 15th or 16th century date The mount is lozenge-shaped with a domed centre and separate rivet. The mount is complete, except for the rivet (with a length of 17.5mm, a width of 14.1mm, a depth of 4.0mm and a weight of 1.3g). Two ... | |||||
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Finger ring | NMGW-261B34 |
Roman | Hampshire |
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| CORONER'S REPORT Description of Find A broken and distorted Roman silver finger-ring (in two joining pieces), with a plain hoop, flattened shoulders and an empty ovoid setting in the swollen bezel. | |||||
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Bracelet | NMGW-A93765 |
Bronze age | Wiltshire |
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| CORONER'S REPORT Description of object 1. Twisted gold penannular gold bracelet fragment. The bracelet is made on a rectangular-sectioned (4.1mm x 3.1mm) bar and has a plain unexpanded terminal. The edges and corners of the terminal are sub-rounded. The bracelet is twisted, giving the b... | |||||
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Finger ring | NMGW-A8C737 |
Medieval | Gloucestershire |
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| The finger-ring is intact and of 'fede' type. The bezel comprises a heart, flanked on each side by a four-petalled flower, symbolising the heart sprouting flowers. Above the heart is a three-pronged crown containing four circular perforations. The flowers, hoop and top of the heart have been enha... | |||||
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Mount | NMGW-29B857 |
Medieval | Hampshire |
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| The mount is complete and was attached by two perforated and rounded side lugs (6.0mm long, 6.6mm wide and 1.8mm thick), and secured by separate rivets through carefully drilled holes (2.2mm diameter). The mount is three-dimensional, of rounded conical form and with a hollow interior. The sides o... | |||||
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