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• Finds entered on or after: Sunday 1st January 2012
• Finds entered on or before: Thursday 9th February 2012
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Image	Object Type	Find number	Broadperiod	County	Actions
	Vessel	BH-3AC810	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A rim sherd from a Roman imitation samian bowl of Dragendorff 38 form (see Webster 1996: 51). The upper wall of the vessel is vertical and the rim is plain. A curved flange projects outwards from the wall, beneath which the vessel angles inwards. The fabric varies between light grey and light ora...
	Token	BH-2ADD13	Medieval	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A cast lead token of Medieval or post-Medieval date. Both faces of the circular token bear a relief-moulded cross which divide the surfaces in four equal-sized segments. The artefact measures 22.4mm in diameter, 2.8mm thick and weighs 9.92g.
	Vessel	BH-2AC741	Medieval	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A cast copper-alloy pot leg, probably dating from the late Medieval to post-Medieval periods. The leg is of triangular section, with a pronounced ridge extending down the centre of the outer face. A transverse ridge divides the leg from the foot, the latter of which is of irregular form. The obje...
	Mount	BH-2AB4F3	Post medieval	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
An incomplete copper-alloy hooked mount, probably dating from the post-Medieval period. The remaining part of the mount consists of a roughly rectangular plate with scalloped edges and a foliate scrollwork design engraved into its upper surface. A depression at the centre of the horizontal top si...
	Cloth seal	BH-2A9551	Post medieval	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A lead disc two-disc cloth seal, probably dating from the 17th or 18th century. The stamped privy mark on the upper disc is incomplete but appears to take the form of a monogram within a circular ropework border. A folded connecting strip joins the two sub-circular discs. Unusually, this strip ha...
	Cloth seal	BH-2A7635	Post medieval	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A lead disc from a post-Medieval cloth seal. The bent object would originally have been circular in plan. The upper surface bears the relief-moulded arms of London (a shield with ridged cross, a sword in the top left quarter) with a wreath at the bottom. Around the top is the legend 'DE/LONDI/NO'...
	Token	BH-2A11A8	Post medieval	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A copper-alloy token halfpenny of Joseph Crocker, linen draper in Shefford, Bedfordshire. Ref.: Williamson 1967, Vol. I, p. 12, no. 85. Dimensions: 20.2mm diameter, 0.5mm thick. Weight: 1.13g. Obverse: The Draper's Arms. 'IOS[EP]H . CROC[K]ER . OF . 1670' Reverse: A HALF PENY I . E . C . 'SHE[FFO...
	Token	BH-29BDE7	Post medieval	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A copper-alloy token halfpenny of Henry Halford Oure of Custom House Quay (Thames Street), London. Ref.: Williamson 1967, Vol. 2, p. 582, no. 825 variant. Dimensions: 18mm diameter, 0.6mm thick. Weight: 1.42g. Obverse: A horse standing left. 'A HENR[Y . HALFORD .] OVRE Reverse: H. E. H. 'HOVSE (G...
	Coin	BH-298EA4	Post medieval	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A silver penny of Charles I (1625-1649). Dimensions: 13.2mm diameter, 0.6mm thick. Weight: 0.52g.
	Coin	BH-294C75	Medieval	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A silver cut halfpenny of John or Henry III. Voided short-cross, Classes 5c-7a, minted 1207-1222. Moneyer: Walter (London or Canterbury). Dimensions: 17.2mm diameter, 0.2mm thick. Weight: 0.48g.
	Coin	BH-292068	Medieval	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A silver penny of John (1199-1216). Voided short-cross, Class 5a2 to 5c, struck 1204-1210. Moneyer: Willelm. Mint uncertain (probably Chichester or Kings Lynn, possibly London). Dimensions: 18.1mm diameter, 0.2mm thick. Weight: 1.18g.
	Coin	BH-28C940	Iron age	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A late Iron Age bronze unit, c. 50 BC - c. 50 AD. Dimensions: 14mm diameter, 2.3mm thick. Weight: 1.75g.
	Brooch	BH-28A383	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A copper-alloy plate brooch of Roman (1st century) date. The plate takes the form of a downward-pointing crescent with three equally-spaced perimeter lugs. At the centre of the plate is a punch mark comprising three concentric rings around a circular perforation. Each of the points of the crescen...
	Brooch	BH-286DA6	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A copper-alloy Hod Hill brooch of Roman (mid to late 1st century) date. The head of the brooch takes the form of an inverted trapezoidal plate, a vertical slit at the centre of the upper side representing the point at which the now-missing pin would have been attached. A transverse ridge separate...
	Steelyard weight	BH-282155	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A lead steelyard weight, probably dating from the Roman period. The damaged artefact is biconical, one side being slightly longer than the other. Protruding from either end is a pair of corroded iron spikes, representing the remains of the loop. The object measures 31.4mm long and up to 24.4mm wi...
	Coin	BH-278331	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A silver siliqua of Eugenius (AD 392-394); VIRTVS ROMANORVM reverse, probably minted at Trier, AD 392-395. Ref.: RIC Vol. IX, p. 33, no. 106d. Dimensions: 13.5mm diameter, 0.9mm thick. Weight: 1g.
	Coin	BH-2747A1	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A copper-alloy nummus of Constantine I (AD 306-337); 'Emperor in quadriga' reverse, posthumous issue; minted at Trier, AD 337-340. Ref.: RIC Vol. VIII, p. 143, nos. 44 or 68. Dimensions: 13mm diameter, 1.4mm thick. Weight: 1.01g.
	Coin	BH-271DD2	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A copper-alloy nummus, possibly of the House of Theodosius, AD 388-402. Dimensions: 11.4mm diameter, 1.3mm thick. Weight: 0.75g.
	Coin	BH-26FC08	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A copper-alloy barbarous radiate, minted AD c. 275-c. 285. Dimensions: 16.1mm diameter, 1.3mm thick. Weight: 1.32g.
	Coin	BH-26CEC1	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A plated forgery (silver on copper-alloy core) of a denarius of Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD); CL CAESARES F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT reverse, original coin minted at Lyon between 2 BC and at least 4 AD. Ref.: RIC Vol. I revised, p. 55, no. 207. Dimensions: 19.5mm diameter, 1.5mm thick. Weight: 2.63g.
	Coin	BH-2692C0	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A copper-alloy radiate of Carausius (AD c. 286-293), MONETA AVG reverse, uncertain mint. Dimensions: 18.9mm diameter, 2mm thick. Weight: 2.57g.
	Coin	BH-150B00	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A silver radiate of Philip I (AD 244-249); SAECVLARES AVGG reverse, minted in Rome, AD 248. Ref.: RIC Vol. IV (part III), p. 71, no. 24c. Dimensions: 21.6mm diameter, 1.7mm thick. Weight: 2.54g.
	Coin	BH-14DB81	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A copper-alloy nummus, probably of the House of Valentinian; probably SECVRITAS REI PVBLICAE reverse, minted AD 364-378. Dimensions: 15mm diameter, 1.7mm thick. Weight: 1.69g.
	Coin	BH-14D135	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A copper-alloy radiate or nummus (probably), minted AD c. 260-402. Dimensions: 12.7mm diameter, 1.3mm thick. Weight: 1.05g.
	Coin	BH-14BFD5	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A copper-alloy radiate or nummus (probably), minted AD c. 260-402. Dimensions: 12.5mm diameter, 1.3mm thick. Weight: 0.79g.
	Coin	BH-C13716	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A copper-alloy Q-radiate of Allectus (AD 293-296); VIRTVS AVG reverse, mint of London (probably). Ref.: RIC Vol. V (part II), p. 563, nos. 55-58. Dimensions: 19mm diameter, 1.5mm thick. Weight: 1.7g.
	Coin	BH-C0F2B1	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A copper-alloy radiate of Gallienus (Sole reign, AD 260-268); DIANAE CONS AVG reverse, mint of Rome, probably Officina XII. Ref.: Cunetio, p. 121, no. 1415. Dimensions: 17.8mm diameter, 1mm thick. Weight: 1.08g.
	Coin	BH-C0BA11	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A copper-alloy radiate of Allectus (AD 293-296); PAX AVG reverse, minted at London. Ref.: RIC Vol V (part II), p. 561, no. 33. Dimensions: 21.5mm diameter, 1.9mm thick. Weight: 3.67g.
	Coin	BH-C05F14	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A copper-alloy radiate of Gallienus (Sole reign, AD 260-268); DIANAE CONS AVG reverse, mint of Rome, Officina XII. Ref.: Cunetio p. 121, no. 1408. Dimensions: 21.2mm diameter (oval flan), 1mm thick. Weight: 2.05g.
	Coin	BH-C00BA3	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A copper-alloy posthumus radiate of Claudius II (AD 268-270); CONSECRATIO (eagle) reverse, minted at Rome. Ref: Cunetio p. 141, no. 2314/RIC Vol. V (part I), p. 234, no. 266. Dimensions: 21.7mm diameter, 1.2mm thick. Weight: 2.28g.