Record ID: IOW-016D76
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A clipped and double struck Medieval silver penny of Edward IV (AD 1471-1483), minted at Durham under Bishop Lawrence Booth. Initial mark: illegible (North 1991: 95, refs: 1661-1664). Obverse: [ ]; Crowned bust facing with a bifoliate crown Reverse: [ ]/TAS[ ]/[ ]; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, D at centre of cross
Created on: Sunday 1st July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd July 2012
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Record ID: IOW-013B22
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A clipped Medieval silver penny (not further defined). This coin may be Irish! Obverse: E[ ]DV; Crowned bust facing with a bifoliate crown Reverse: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, quatrefoil at centre of cross Diameter: 14.47mm. Weight: 0.58g.
Created on: Sunday 1st July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 4th July 2012
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Record ID: IOW-010FB1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval cast copper-alloy bar mount (c. AD 1150-c. 1450). The central part of this mount is oval in plan, domed at the front and concave at the rear. At each end there is an integral sub-oval terminal, convex at the front and flat at the rear. Each terminal is pierced for a separate rivet. One rivet is missing and the surviving rivet, made of copper-alloy, is flush with the front and projects at the rear. The front of the central part is decorated with five transverse incised grooves. The ridges between the grooves have been vertically cross-hatched. Height: 18.22mm; wi…
Created on: Sunday 1st July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd July 2012
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Record ID: IOW-008324
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603), minted at London. Initial mark: coronet, dated 1567 on coin (North 1991: 135, ref: 1998). Obverse: ELIZABETH.D.G.ANG.FR.ET.HI.REGINA; Crowned bust left with a rose behind the head Reverse: POSVI/DEV.AD/IVTORE/M.MEV (I have made God my Helper); Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the inscription with date of 1567 above shield Diameter: 19.55mm. Weight: 1.33g. DA=12:5.
Created on: Sunday 1st July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd July 2012
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Record ID: IOW-0025B4
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and corroded post-Medieval cast copper-alloy hooked mount (c. AD 1550-c. 1650). The mount is convex at the front and partially concave at the rear. It is sub-trapezoidal in plan with a small 'U'-shaped incurve at the centre of the upper edge. The sides taper towards the rearwards projecting hook which is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. Two rivet holes, one close to the upper edge and the other just below the centre of the plate, are both filled with the remains of an iron rivet. There is a transverse incised line just above the hook. The tip of the hook make…
Created on: Sunday 1st July 2012
Last updated: Friday 10th October 2014
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Record ID: IOW-F34057
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval cast lead cloth seal from the city of Augsburg, Germany (c. AD 1500-c. 1625). A two part seal: Disc 1: A pine cone, the heraldic badge of the city of Augsburg. A trefoil is situated at each side of the pine cone. Disc 2: Largely missing. The stub of the rivet has an ornate initial letter A representing the place name. The joining strip is missing. The seal has a buff patina. Diameter: 17.54mm, thickness: 3.40mm. Weight: 3.16g. Seals from the fustians (mixed linen-warp and cotton weft fabrics) of Augsburg, known to contemporaries in this country as "…
Created on: Saturday 30th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd July 2012
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Record ID: IOW-F025C5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An unidentified silver object. Treasure case no. 2012 T489. The object is cylindrical with a suspension loop attached at the side. The cylinder has been made from sheet silver, folded to form a cylinder and then soldered along the abutting join. At one end, where it is slightly misshapen, its maximum diameter is 11.36mm and at the opposite end, the diameter is 9.24mm. The outer face has three evenly spaced flat silver bands that encircle the cylinder, one at each end and one at the centre. These are soldered to the surface. A free running silver wire suspension loop is attached to t…
Created on: Saturday 30th June 2012
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2013
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Record ID: IOW-DEE8C6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn Medieval Irish silver penny of Edward I (AD 1272-1307), minted at Dublin. Second Coinage, 1279-1302. Class IVb. Spink: 6252. Obverse: .EDW.R/ANGL/DNS hYB; Crowned bust facing with trefoil of pellets on breast, within triangle Reverse: CIVI/TAS/D[UBL/INI]E; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant Diameter: 19.35mm. Weight: 1.21g. DA=12:6.
Created on: Friday 29th June 2012
Last updated: Friday 29th June 2012
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Record ID: IOW-DD4D32
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Medieval to post-Medieval purse bar (c. AD 1450-c. 1600). Geake 2001: 42. This fragment consists of part of an arm and a complete knop. The arm is rectangular in cross-section with rounded corners and measures 4.23 x 3.22mm in section. The knop is globular has a central circumferential rib flanked on either side by a groove. At the end, the knop has a central decorative groove. This object has a mid-brown patina overall and the break is old. Length: 16.63mm; diameter of knop: 11.78mm. Weight: 5.82g. The terminal knop can be paralleled with examples ill…
Created on: Friday 29th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th February 2019
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Record ID: IOW-D9C4C7
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval cast copper alloy spherical animal 'crotal' bell (AD 1600-1800). The sub-rectangular suspension loop at the top is about 12.76mm long, 13.95mm wide and 3.54mm thick and has an inverted 'U'-shaped aperture. The curve of the bell continues under the loop aperture suggesting it was made using a detachable 'sprue-piece', this method was introduced in the 17th century. The upper and lower hemispheres are divided by a prominent horizontal circumferential joining rib. At either side of the suspension loop, about half way down the side of the upper hemisphere, is …
Created on: Friday 29th June 2012
Last updated: Saturday 4th August 2012
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Record ID: IOW-CDAA35
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to post-Medieval leg/foot from a cast copper-alloy cooking vessel (c. AD 1250-c. 1650). The object is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in cross-section, flat at the rear. The front of the leg has a central vertical rib which is flanked on either side by a vertical groove. The bulbous foot projects forwards. This leg/foot has an olive green patina. At the top there is a transverse break and at the side of the foot there is a small break. 46.58 x 21.23 x 11.47mm. Weight: 49.25g. Cast cooking vessels seem to have come into use in the second half of the 13th cent…
Created on: Friday 29th June 2012
Last updated: Saturday 4th August 2012
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Record ID: IOW-CD57B7
Object type: RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy ring of Unknown date and uncertain function. The undecorated ring is circular in plan, convex on the outside and slightly convex on the inside. There is a patchy and shiny green patina. Diameter: 21.41mm; width: 3.34mm; thickness: 2.69mm. Weight: 3.23g.
Created on: Friday 29th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th July 2012
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Record ID: IOW-CCB612
Object type: RIVET
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Late Medieval to Early post-Medieval copper-alloy rivet (c. AD 1400-c. 1600). The rivet is made of sheet copper-alloy which has been rolled to form a long cone with a sharp point. Part of the point is missing due to a break. It has a mid-green patina overall. 42.84 x 8.31 x 6.62mm. Weight: 3.50g.
Created on: Thursday 28th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th July 2012
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Record ID: IOW-C8C835
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Neolithic to Bronze Age flint implement (3500 BC-800 BC). This very large implement appears to be a discoidal knife or scraper. It is sub-circular in plan and pointed-oval in side view. One side is slightly more convex than the other side. It has been flaked on both faces and each face has a small area of cortex. The surfaces are generally coloured dark grey and light grey with some buff areas. The darker areas are shiny and the lighter areas are matt. Length: 124.20mm; width: 111.62mm; thickness: 31.82mm. Weight: c. 462.0g.
Created on: Thursday 28th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th July 2012
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Record ID: IOW-C7AD72
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval cast copper-alloy 'locking buckle' (c. AD 1350-c. 1450). In plan, the frame is rectangular with slightly rounded corners. The outer edge is 4.88mm in width and 3.24mm in thickness and is rabbeted throughout its width to accept and secure the U-shaped arm attached to the pin bar. The end of the bar is missing due to a break. There is a small notch on the upper face of the outer edge for a pin-rest. In side view the sides of the frame are expanded to accommodate the off-centred pin bar. The copper-alloy pin and chape are integral and the chape is cylindrica…
Created on: Thursday 28th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 28th January 2021
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Record ID: IOW-C05BE5
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy strap fitting, probably related to a sword belt (c. AD 1500-c. 1700). This fitting comprises a flat oval body with the stub of a hook at one end and an incomplete loop at the opposite end. At the front it is decorated with two parallel horizontal grooves. There is a circular off-centre hole adjacent to the grooves. The rear surface is plain. This surface of this object is orangey brown and has traces of a light green patina on both faces. The breaks are abraded. 31.86 x 23.29 x 2.12mm. Weight: 6.08g. A similar object has been published…
Created on: Thursday 28th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th July 2012
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Record ID: IOW-BFD2D7
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and damaged post-Medieval cast lead-alloy button (c. AD 1500-c. 1700). The button is domed at the front and flat at the back. At the front a raised pattern consists of a grid with a pellet in each square. The shank at the rear is incomplete and the end is smooth and appears to have been chopped or sawn off. A casting seam adjacent to the shank is barely visible. This button has a buff patina. Height: 9.26mm; width: 14.20mm; thickness: 12.76mm. Weight: 2.80g. No analogy found.
Created on: Thursday 28th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th July 2012
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Record ID: IOW-B4C366
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy double-looped buckle frame (c. AD 1570-c. 1700). The frame trapezoidal in plan and each loop is of similar size and shape, It is convex at the front and flat at the rear. There is slight bevelling on the inner sides of the loops at the front. The pin bar is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. There is a knoped protrusion at each end of the pin bar. Each loop is angled upwards from the bar at an angle of about 5°. This buckle is corroded and has a shiny mid-green patina. It is much shinier at the front than at the rear. 34.78 x …
Created on: Wednesday 27th June 2012
Last updated: Saturday 4th August 2012
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Record ID: IOW-B47783
Object type: TOBACCO HOLDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval cast lead-alloy knob in the form of a human male head (c. AD 1700-c. 1800). This knob is probably from the lid of a tobacco holder. The head appears to be tonsured and is tilted backwards slightly, as if looking upwards. The facial features are clear and prominent. The brow is heavy and large and the eyes are almond-shaped. The nose is relatively large and the mouth is formed by a simple groove. There is a short, integral shaft in the centre of the base, probably to attach the head on the centre of the lid. The object is grey with traces of a buff patina. Heigh…
Created on: Wednesday 27th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th July 2012
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Record ID: IOW-B31241
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval to post-Medieval cast copper-alloy double-looped buckle (c. AD 1350-c. 1650). The pin is missing. The frame is convex at the front and flat at the rear. Each loop is oval in plan and similar in size. Each loop is bevelled internally at the front. The narrowed bar is triangular in cross-section. This frame has a shiny mid-green patina overall. Several file marks are present. 30.81 x 27.03 x 2.56mm. Weight: 6.68g. Similar buckles have been published and dated c. 1350-1650 (Whitehead 1996: 53).
Created on: Wednesday 27th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th July 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.