Record ID: BH-9669B7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a copper-alloy Langton Down brooch, dating from the Late Iron Age to early Roman period. The head comprises a spring casing in the form of an open-ended cylinder. Damage to this cylinder has exposed several coils of the copper-alloy spring itself. On the upper surface of the brooch, a horizontal ridge marks the transition between the head and the short, arched remnant of the bow. Length: 14.6mm; width: 18.3mm; depth/thickness: 6.9mm. Weight: 3.17g.
Created on: Friday 4th March 2016
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-965F24
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a copper-alloy Langton Down brooch, dating from the Late Iron Age to early Roman period. The head comprises a spring casing in the form of an open-ended cylinder. This cylinder is heavily damaged on its underside, revealing the remaining coils of the copper-alloy spring.Damage to this cylinder has exposed several coils of the copper-alloy spring itself. Only the upper part of the bow remains; this takes the form of a D-sectioned arch with no obvious decoration. Patination of the break suggests the loss of the lower bow occurred in antiquity. Length: 23.7mm; width: 24mm;…
Created on: Friday 4th March 2016
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-96545A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and corroded copper-alloy radiate or nummus, dating to the period AD c.260 - 402. Diameter:15mm; thickness:.1.4mm. Weight: 0.87g.
Created on: Friday 4th March 2016
Last updated: Sunday 22nd April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-960B39
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy radiate of Claudius II, dating to the period AD 268-270 (Reece period 13).ANNONA AVG reverse depicting Annona standing left, foot on prow, holding corn ears and cornucopiae. Probably mint of Rome. Dimensions: 15.8mm diameter, 1.6mm thick. Weight: 1.65g.
Created on: Friday 4th March 2016
Last updated: Friday 22nd February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-960569
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy radiate of uncertain emperor, dating to the period AD c. 260 - c.275 (Reece period 13). Diameter:18.1mm; thickness: 1.3mm. Weight:1.47g.
Created on: Friday 4th March 2016
Last updated: Sunday 22nd April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-95FDB9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy barbarous radiate of uncertain ruler, dating to the period AD c.275 - c.285 (Reece period 14). Dimensions: 17.2mm diameter, 1.6mm thick. Weight: 2.46g.
Created on: Friday 4th March 2016
Last updated: Friday 22nd February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-95E914
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a post-Medieval copper-alloy strap mount, probably dating from around the 17th century. The surviving piece takes the form of a flat-sectioned lis with an integral rivet on the reverse. Length: 15.8mm; width: 13.7mm; thickness: 1.9mm. Weight: 1.39g.
Created on: Friday 4th March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-95E415
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval copper-alloy strap-end. The object comprises two inverted-pentagonal plates, joined by a fold at the bottom point An in situ copper-alloy rivet, located off-centre, a short distance from the top, further links the two plates together and would also have served to hold in place the strap, possible traces of which survive Length: 16.3mm; width: 13.1mm; thickness: 2.8mm; weight: 1.39g. Parallels for this form of strap-end were found in excavations in London, the vast majority in levels dating from the 14th to mid 15th centuries (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 127 - 129, cf.…
Created on: Friday 4th March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-95DEE5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy frame from a medieval single-loop buckle. The D-shaped frame has flat surfaces and bevelled edges. An area of iron corrosion adhering to the offset axis bar is all that remains of the pin. The frame's silvery-grey surface represents either a high white metal content or surface coating. Length:12.9mm; width:15.8mm; thickness: 2.2mm. Weight: 1.27g.
Created on: Friday 4th March 2016
Last updated: Saturday 14th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-95DACB
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy frame from a medieval single-loop buckle. The D-shaped frame has convex upper surfaces, flat undersides and bevelled edges. The slightly offset axis bar is of sub-oval cross section. Length:15.6mm; width:20.6mm; thickness: 2.3mm. Weight: 1.68g.
Created on: Friday 4th March 2016
Last updated: Saturday 14th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-95D53D
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy horse harness pendant of Medieval date. The pendant comprises a flat-sectioned shield, the surface of which has been inlaid with red enamel and gilded to create the following blazon: Lozengy Or and Gules. The damaged loop extends upwards at 90 degrees from the centre of the shield's top side and has also been gilded. Measurements:28.6mm high, 17.8mm wide, 3.3mm thick, 3.91g. It has not been possible to attribute the arms to a particular individual or family; however, a 13th to 14th century date is likely.
Created on: Friday 4th March 2016
Last updated: Saturday 13th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-95C6A6
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval lead-alloy four-disc cloth seal. The two largest discs adjoin one another; one of these bears the 'Prince of Wales' Feathers', in relief,with the letters 'S O' beneath and a beaded circular border surrounding. A remnant of the connecting strip projects from the distal end of this disc. The surface of the adjoining disc has a central star, surrounding which is the legend 'TAYNTON' and, outside this, a beaded border. The other two adjoining discs are incomplete, irregular and undecorated. Length:33.8mm; width:15.8mm; thickness:, 3.2.mm. Weight: 7.05g. TAV[N]TON …
Created on: Friday 4th March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-95BF63
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete lead-alloy cloth seal, dating to the period AD 1650 to 1705. The seal comprises two flat circular discs, one of which is now damaged, joined with a small rectangular connecting strip. One disc bears the relief-stamped legend 'WOR/STED/REFOR/MED', within a stamped circular border. On the second disc are the numerals '41', which probably refers to the length of the cloth, in yards. Length: 22mm; width: 20mm; thickness: 4mm. Weight: 6.04g. According to Geoff Egan, "'Worsted reformed' seals are among the most common and widely found of all kinds (of cloth seal)..., …
Created on: Friday 4th March 2016
Last updated: Thursday 3rd November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-95B352
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy mount, probably dating from the Medieval period. The mount consists of a flat-sectioned bar with an upward-tapering wedge at the centre and a stylised lis-shaped terminal at either end, each perforated by a single rivet hole. Length: 69.5mm; width: 16.9mm;height: 17.5mm. Weight: 14.96g. No close parallel could be found for this piece; however, stylistically similar mounts were commonly used in the 13th and 14th centuries, to suspend horse harness pendants (see Ashley 2002: fig. 13, no. 105).
Created on: Friday 4th March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-844747
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy object in the form of a bird, possibly representing a decorative attachment from the rim of a Roman vessel. The three-dimensional piece depicts a duck-like bird in a seated or swimming position. The slender body tapers towards the squared off tail, the wings are shown through the use of two mouldings that are slightly higher than the rest of the back and are decorated by a series of incised chevrons.The neck tapers upwards, towards a slightly stylised, forward-facing, head, on either side of which is a circular eye with unidentified, white, inset. On the underside, a…
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-8247B9
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd from a Roman samian bowl. The large, unabraded sherd represents most of the base and part of the wall from a steep-sided bowl. What remains of the decoratively moulded band indicates a continuous palisade design comprising a series of foliate columns, possibly interspersed with festoons. A raised double ring with central groove separates this decoration from a plain band adjacent to the footring. A stamped maker's mark, reading 'OF IƧACRI', is contained within this plain lower band. The bowl displays evidence of burning, both in the form of adhering surface material and…
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd March 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-82314E
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A flint 'leaf' arrowhead, dating from the Neolithic to Early Bronze Age. The piece is pear-shaped and bifacially worked from a tertiary flake. Retouch is covering, scaled and low angle. The flint is a translucent light brown at the base, with a light grey patination to the upper half. There is a small amount of damage to one of the edges, just above the halfway point. Length: 27.1 mm; width: 16.1 mm; thickness: 3.3 mm. Weight: 1.25 g.
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2016
Last updated: Thursday 11th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Redbourn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-822B8C
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint arrowhead or point, dating from the Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age. The piece has been made from a secondary flake and is sub-triangular. Retouch is limited; however, where it does occur, it is generally long, sub-parallel and low angle, although at some points around the edges it is short, sub-parallel and abrupt. The flint is mid grey with a lighter, patinated surface on one side. A concave area at the bottom may represent damage. Length: 56.3 mm; width: 36.8 mm; thickness: 8.1 mm. Weight: 17.39 g.
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2016
Last updated: Monday 14th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Redbourn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-8220F5
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead-alloy papal bulla of Pope Boniface VIII, pontiff between 1294 and 1303. The bulla is of typical form, being discoidal and having a vertical perforation, in which the cord for tying up the document would have been located. The obverse bears the relief-moulded heads of St. Peter (right) and St. Paul (left), who face inwards, each surrounded by a beaded curve and probably separated from one another by the shaft of a central cross, although, due to the level of wear, this is not visible. The legend 'SPASPE' ('Saint Paul and St. Peter') extends horizontally above the two heads. O…
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2016
Last updated: Monday 14th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Redbourn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-8218C8
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy rotary key. The bow is sub-oval and has two internal projections on its inner side. A ridged collar separates the bow from the stem, the latter of which is of oval cross section and tapers towards its distal end, where there is a right-angled, rectangular bit. Length: 34.4 mm; height: 15.3 mm; thickness: 4.4 mm. Weight: 3.18 g. Similar keys are illustrated and described by Brian Read, who suggests a 16th century date (2001: Fig. 47/pp.67-68, nos. 563-567). This style of key was, however, commonly made for furniture as late as the 19th century.
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2016
Last updated: Friday 11th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Albans', grid reference and parish protected.