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| Image | Object Type | Find number | Broadperiod | County | Actions |
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Coin | SUSS-448352 |
Early medieval | West Sussex |
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| Early Medieval silver penny of Edward the Martyr (975-978), minted by Spirling at Thetford, 975-978 AD, North 763. Obverse: EADPEARD REX ANGLOX, P=the rune wen pronounced W, NG ligated; diademed bust left. Reverse: SPYRELING MOIN DIO, D=thorn, NG ligated; small cross pattee. The coin is bent in ... | |||||
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Spindle whorl | WMID-646AC5 |
Early medieval | Staffordshire |
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| A lead spindle whorl of probable early medieval date, though it may run into the medieval period. The spindle whorl is bi-conical with a central perforation which measures 8.6 mm in diameter. The whorl is decorated on both sides with linear designs, and these appear to be runic script. It is ... | |||||
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Spindle whorl | SWYOR-D89352 |
Medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A lead alloy spindle whorl of probably Medieval or Post Medieval date. The whorl is circular and slightly plano-convex but with straight sides. The central hole is 9.08mm in diameter and there is no aperture in the side wall of the hole. The whorl is 29.37mm in diameter. The interesting feature o... | |||||
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Spindle whorl | SWYOR-D84976 |
Medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A lead alloy spindle whorl of probably Medieval or Post Medieval date. The whorl is circular and slightly plano-convex but with straight sides. The central hole is 9.07mm in diameter and there is no aparture in the side wall of the hole. The whorl is 29.33mm in diameter. The interesting feature o... | |||||
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Finger ring | BM-A860C1 |
Unknown | Merseyside |
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| A silver finger ring, worn but complete. The ring consists of a hoop of plano-convex section which expands at the front to form a slightly ovoid bezel; diameter, 25 mm. The latter is punch-incised with three letters, possibly to be read in reverse order as the last on the right appears to be a r... | |||||
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Mount | LEIC-3EBE93 |
Early medieval | Rutland |
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| Early medieval copper alloy spacer plate from a linked pin set. The object is inscribed with runes which appear to spell out [CE]OLBURG, a female name known from late 8th C. The form of the runes and the object type suggest an 8th or 9th century date. This may be the first example of a Runic insc... | |||||
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Spindle whorl | WMID-EA7BF5 |
Early medieval | Worcestershire |
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| A lead spindle whorl of probable Early Medieval date, though it may run into the medieval period. The spindle whorl is bi-conical with a central perforation which is broken and it is missing a chunk. The object is decorated on both sides with linear designs, and these appear to be runic script. I... | |||||
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Mount | DENO-12B515 |
Medieval | Kent |
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| Rectangular sheet copper alloy mount with two rows of incised linear decoration, separated by a central incised line; there is faint rocker-arm decoration between some of the lines. One of the short ends is concave, with a just off-centre cut-out notch and a drilled circular piercing (drilled fr... | |||||
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Unidentified object | STAFFS-EAD791 |
Early medieval | Staffordshire |
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| Gold triangular plate set with cloissonné garnets, some now missing. Rune like mark on back. | |||||
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Spindle whorl | LIN-D92A22 |
Early medieval | Lincolnshire |
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| An inscribed lead spindle dating to the early 11th century. The whorl is trapezoid in cross-section and roughly circular in plan. An hour-glass shaped hole has been drilled through the centre, measuring circa 8mm diameter at the opening. The whorl is inscribed on the side and base with Norse rune... | |||||
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Amulet | WAW-4CA072 |
Early medieval | Warwickshire |
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| A cast copper alloy fragment which is sub-square in plan. The two horizontal edges are the original edges and are slightly bevelled in profile. The two vertical edges have been cut in antiquity, as the patina continues oover the edges. One corner of the object is slightly bent, but this is probab... | |||||
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Necklace | BUC-337D72 |
Early medieval | Buckinghamshire |
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| Grave Fill 2168, Skeleton 2167, Grave Cut 2166 The following objects were recovered during controlled archaeological excavation of an Anglo Saxon cemetery. Grave 2166 contained the remains of a single individual buried in a supine position. The grave was orientated west-northwest (head) - east-so... | |||||
| Spindle whorl | LIN-84D1A4 |
Medieval | Lincolnshire |
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| A lead biconical spindle whorl. One side is has faint traces of linear decoration but it is very worn. The other side has moulded lines, some resembling the letter 'F', but perhaps pseudo-'runes'. | |||||
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Coin | SF-AF52B8 |
Early medieval | Suffolk |
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| A silver Anglo-Saxon Sceat, c.710-765 AD. Similar to British Museum Series R, Rigold 3 Var. R1z; Abramson's 'Standard' group, sub-group 3, R120 (see Abramson, 2006: p. 116). Dr. M. Allen (Fitzwilliam Museum) notes that the left-facing bust and retrograde EPA runes on the current example are unusu... | |||||
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Brooch | NMS-192D40 |
Early medieval | Norfolk |
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| Early Saxon copper alloy equal-armed brooch, facetted D-sectioned bow with flattened median band decorated with double line of stamped annulets between three engraved lines, rectangular panels defined by double transverse lines and with deep notch at each outside edge, elaborate cruciform termina... | |||||
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Brooch | NARC-D886D1 |
Medieval | Northamptonshire |
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| A medieval brooch: the ring from a high-late medieval annular brooch. The brooch is formed from a single sheet of copper alloy, flat in section. The brooch has no pin slot, which suggests that dress material must have been pulled through the ring itself in order to hold the pin securely. D... | |||||
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Finger ring | LVPL-A465B0 |
Post medieval | Merseyside |
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| Silver finger ring. This find went through the Treasure process but was declared not treasure. See below for the report. Surface metal analysis conducted at the British identified the composition of the ring as silver with mercury; no gold was detected. This is a most unusual alloy with no known ... | |||||
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Brooch | NARC-56D604 |
Early medieval | Northamptonshire |
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| Viking Age lead alloy disc brooch with runic inscription. Interestingly, in the centre of the brooch is a possible runic graffitto. The motif is in the form of a lozenge with 'tails', the runic 'epel' (approximating our letter 'o', and the final letter of the early Germanic 'elder futhark' alp... | |||||
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Weight | LIN-7D2361 |
Early medieval | Lincolnshire |
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| Bun shaped lead weight. The weight is circular in plan and decorated with possibly three symbols evenly spaced around the side wall. The surface of the weight is worn and consequently the symbols are hard to read, but look somewhat like the runes ansur, dagar and opila. The 'opila' rune looks ... | |||||
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Weight | LANCUM-C1A508 |
Medieval | North Yorkshire |
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| A lead plano-convex spindle whorl. The whorl is nicely made, with a different decoration on each side. One side is decorated with several lines criss-crossing each other, resembling Norse runes (although they are not runes!). The other side is decorated with similar lines criss-crossing each othe... | |||||
| Strap end | IOW-86D066 |
Early medieval | Isle Of Wight |
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| An incomplete copper-alloy strap-end of Late Early-Medieval date (AD 850 - AD 1066). Length 27.5mm, width 9.0mm and 3.8mm thick. Weight 2.76g. The surviving part of the strap end is symmetrical in plan. The object has sinuous sides that are convex in profile at both ends but concave in the midd... | |||||
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Spindle whorl | LANCUM-C516C5 |
Roman | Lancashire |
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| Cast lead weight, probably a spindle whorl. It is of double-conical shape with a central perforation. Both sides are decorated with a series of lines resembling a row of the Algiz runes. | |||||
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Strap end | CAM-755C98 |
Medieval | Cambridgeshire |
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| A copper alloy strap end dating to the medieval period. The strap end an oval section body which tapers slightly to a rounded foot. Both the upper and lower surface of the strap end are decorated with horizontal and diagonal grooves, which resemble runes. At the attachment end, the strapend split... | |||||
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Unidentified object | ESS-5FBE35 |
Early medieval | Essex |
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| Cast, gold fragment.The fragment is oblong, solid and was once part of a larger object. It is roughly D-shaped in cross section and tapering in height towards one end. At the higher end, the fragment appears to have been chopped. The shorter end shows some damage and it seems that part of the und... | |||||
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Spindle whorl | LEIC-ECFB83 |
Medieval | Leicestershire |
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| Medieval lead spindle whorl, 24 mm in diameter. The whorl is biconical, with decoration of dots on one side and debased runes on the other. | |||||
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Spindle whorl | LEIC-38FE80 |
Early medieval | Leicestershire |
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| Saxon or Viking lead spindle whorl, 25mm in diameter and 13mm thick. It is decorated with a debased form of Saxon or Viking runes. The lettering apparently reads 'MATILD' (or 'MATILDA') and is in two scripts. | |||||
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Weight | LANCUM-DA4293 |
Roman | Lancashire |
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| Roman or Medieval lead weight, most probably used as spindle whorl. It is plano-convex with a central perforation and while one side is decorated with a simple relief of 'sun rays' around the central perforation, the others bears a rune-like pattern made up of multiple mouldings of the 'algiz' ru... | |||||
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Coin | DENO-B53B63 |
Early medieval | Norfolk |
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| Anglo Saxon sceat, c.675-c.750, inscribed (runic) series. The obverse shows a diademed bust facing right with the letters TNC in front. The reverse shows the runic letters PADA with three beads below, all within a beaded circle. The runes are blundered. There appears to be other, Roman, letteri... | |||||
| Coin | KENT4701 |
Early medieval | Kent |
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| Silver Frisian sceatta. BMC 2c Series D. Obv. Crude radiate bust left with two runes in the shape of angular 'S's. Rev. Plain cross with pellets in angles, with runes. | |||||
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Cross | NLM4667 |
Medieval | Lincolnshire |
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| Lead absolution cross. The cross is complete and the terminal of the lower arm is pierced. Both sides of the cross are inscribed, however it is very worn in places. I am extremely grateful to Dr John Higgett at Edinburgh University for the following identification. The small size of the object ... | |||||
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