Record ID: FAKL-9411D4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval disc, probably from a disc on bow, great square headed brooch. The disc is made from gilt copper alloy and was decorated with cloisonne inlay, the stones are missing from the central and surrounding three cells which are in the form of conjoined trapezoids. One half of each of the cells contains a piece of grid-patterned gold foil, the other half containing patterned silver foil. The silver foils are set with the grid uppermost, the gold foils are face-down. The red material in the central cell is recent. Between the cells are panels of zoomorphic interlace each consist…
Created on: Wednesday 16th March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-2EC8D5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval fragment, probably from a buckle. Cast copper alloy in the form of Style I eagle's head, the eye is represented by a pellet is set within an L shaped frame, beneath it are three raised, curved bands.the central one bearing transverse lines. Instead of a beak, a D sectioned bar extends out in front of the eagle's head. Behind the head are three projecting lobes, the central one larger than its counter parts. This object is likely to be part of a buckle, the projection in front of the head and the lower of the three projectons behind the head being the remains of the fram…
Created on: Friday 11th March 2016
Last updated: Friday 11th March 2016
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Record ID: HAMP-822403
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An early-medieval penny of Aethelstan I of East Anglia (825-45), portrait issue (dating to c.827; Naismith E31.2; North 436), minted in East Anglia, probably at Ipswich, moneyer: Monna. Ref: Naismith 2011; North 1994. MONN MONETA reverse around star of eight rays with pellets between. Obverse legend begins at 7 o'clock.
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2016
Last updated: Monday 28th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chilbolton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-06C29F
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy vesica seal matrix of medieval date. This is a personal seal and the the image in the centre of the matrix depicts a kneeling figure (probably the owner of the seal) praying in front of the standing St John the Baptist, with the pascal lamb (Agnus Dei) in the field between them. The inscription runs clockwise around the outer edge and appears to read 'S' PIS REGINALD LONDON[i] A P VII'. John Cherry suggests this could be read as 'The Seal of Prior Reginald of (or from) London'. Cherry comments that "the A might go with LONDONIA and the letter P might indic…
Created on: Friday 26th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 14th March 2016
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Record ID: BERK-044E36
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A decorative cast copper alloy armorial mount (roundel) and frame of later medieval or early post-medieval date. The mount comprises two elements; a gilded and enamelled copper alloy roundel, in this example decorated both sides, and a circular copper alloy frame 61mm in diameter. The roundel appears to have been reused; on the reverse is an incised heraldic shield with the blazon Checky sable(?) and vert (?). Due to the condition of the reverse it has not been possible to identify the arms. Around the shield is a wreath border, the three gaps formed between the border and shield ha…
Created on: Friday 26th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 18th April 2016
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Record ID: BH-AFB002
Object type: EWER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy spout from a late medieval ewer. The three-dimensional piece takes the form of a bird with tubular body. The form of the bird is broadly that of an elongated 'S', although the back of the upper neck has a flattened appearance. Damage has occurred at the tail end, by which the spout would originally have been attached to the vessel. The legs, which flank the base of the spout, are incomplete; interestingly, however, one of the lower legs, with a three-toed claw, was found slotted into the base of the broken spout, the claw thus resembling a foreshortened t…
Created on: Monday 22nd February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Battlesden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-5C03F2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval silver penny of Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury (810-15), Group II 'transitional monogram' type (815-23; North 240). Minted by the moneyer Swefherd at Canterbury. Reference: North 1994: No.240, Fig.18.
Created on: Thursday 18th February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd February 2016
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Record ID: SUR-33C6D9
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval to Medieval copper alloy strap fitting, wedge-shaped in profile. The fitting includes a fragment of an oval loop terminal. From this loop the object expands to a raised boss on one side. On the opposite end is one side of a bifurcating grip, whose decoration is probably intended to be zoomorphic. This is not pierced for attachment so any attachment point must have been on the missing side. The lower side of the fitting is flat.
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2016
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Record ID: SUR-337073
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gilded copper alloy disc. The disc appears to be cut down from a larger object and a Great Square-headed Brooch has been suggested (by Julian Watters). The remaining decoration is far from clear but is reminiscent of Salin Style 1, perhaps late Style 1 (Chris Fern pers. comm.). It is possible that what is left was intended to be used as a weight, but this is only a suggestion.
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-3119AD
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
4 silver or silver plated early medieval strap ends. The objects are probably identical in decoration and form and have a convex sided rectangular shaped body and cross section. Each has a stylised squared animal head terminal with two rounded projections forming the lower corners. These contain side facing circular depressions representing their snouts. Above this are two incised chevrons sitting below an incised triangular motif. Flanking this are rounded incised ears, with a chevron motif within. Above the head each strap end has a sub-rectangular panel filled with decoration picke…
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 21st May 2018
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Record ID: KENT-F9B83A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete early medieval silver sceat, related to the Saltire-standard group but more devolved (Spink 833a closest) Obverse: series R3-related bust type with apparently retrograde runic inscription right, which reads ᚨᛈᚨᛖ, translating as APAE, which maybe a garbled AEPA inscription. Reverse: Cross with annulets at each cross terminal and annulets in each quarter. Secondary phase, c.710-40. cf. Abramson, Sceattas: an illustrated guide, 'saltires sub-group 3, annulet cross variety with degenerate runic bust'. This example is right-facing. Measurments: 11.65mm in diameter,…
Created on: Friday 8th January 2016
Last updated: Friday 13th May 2016
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Record ID: BERK-C7991F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An early-medieval copper-alloy styca from the Kingdom of Northumbria, dating to the 9th century AD and probably issued during the reign of Eanred (810-41). The coin shows two moneyers' names rather than king and moneyer, probably as a result of the mixing of dies. Both moneyers date to the same period. 'Obverse': HVAETRE (Hvaetred) 'Reverse': MONNE (Monne; retrograde). This is a die duplicate of Abramson 2012, Y1965-2 (p.27). Ref: T. Abramson (2012), Stycas Simplied [published within Abramson 2012, Sceatta List].
Created on: Monday 30th November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 8th December 2015
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Record ID: BH-C61148
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy conical personal seal matrix, dating from the medieval period. The handle is of hexagonal or pentagonal cross-section (recorded from photographs), extending upwards from behind the die, tapering towards the top, then flaring into an apex loop with three basal collars and iron corrosion in its aperture. The engraved image at the centre of the circular die is that of a ship with central mast, sails and seven projecting oars at the base. The cross at the top of the mast forms the start of the legend which, when printed, extends clockwise from 12 o'clock and reads +hEV O…
Created on: Monday 30th November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Therfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-AB3160
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Medieval to Medieval copper-alloy cloisonne brooch with a gilded frame. The external frame is roughly octagonal and comprises a series of four scrolling trilobate leaf-like forms which alternate with four projecting collets which contain white glass domes, two of which are missing. On the back are the broken hinge and catchplate and a possible broken attachment loop. Centrally is a circular setting formed from a strip of metal. This setting contains a human bust formed from twenty separate glass elements (dark blue, light blue, turquoise, yellow, white and possibly red). The …
Created on: Sunday 29th November 2015
Last updated: Saturday 1st April 2017
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Record ID: SUR-14DD44
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Medieval or post-Conquest copper-alloy weight with lead infill. The weight is circular with rounded sides; it is 34.5mm in diameter and 12mm thick. It weighs 87g. Both sides have a pair of opposing and joining arcs with expanded terminals; on each side the four spaces are infilled with lead and is flush with the surface of the copper-alloy. The lead is now off-white with patches of darker grey. Each arc is decorated with a single line of small, widely-spaced punched pits. Similar, but larger, objects found in Winchester and weighing 3304gr and 3124gr (214.1g and 202.4g res…
Created on: Sunday 4th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 12th November 2015
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Record ID: FAKL-2931C4
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval fitting decorated in the 'Quoit Brooch Style'. The fitting consists of a hollow, D sectioned tube, 12.8 x 8.3mm on one side of which is an integrally cast loop. This has a flat, 5.7 x 3.3mm section and one of its faces is edged by incised lines containing rows of angled lines. The loop is asymmetrically set, being level with the tube's undecorated, flat face. On the curved face of the tube are four, incised Quoit Brooch Style animals set in opposed and mirrored, pairs either side a central, transverse groove and separated by incised longitudinal lines. This is flanked b…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd September 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 30th September 2015
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Record ID: SUR-EBAB8B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Medieval gilded copper alloy round-headed or equal-ended plate brooch. Both ends appear to be triangular and are decorated with faces. Most of the catchplate end is missing. Barrie Ager kindly comments: This is an example of an unusual equal-armed type with concave-sided, triangular arms, which has very few early Anglo-Saxon parallels as yet, although it is too early to be a continental ansate brooch. A 6th-century date does indeed seem likely on the basis of the Style I decoration. The type comes mainly from Kent, the Isle of Wight (IOW-A71E22) and Wessex and there is a v…
Created on: Sunday 20th September 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 21st March 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-05180F
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval Irish harness mount, cast copper alloy with a gilded face bearing panels of reticulate interlace. The mount is cruciform, its four arms set around a central roundel. Each arm narrows before expanding to form a rectangular terminal. The central roundel is marked by a 20mm diameter ring which is raised above the level of the four arms. A similar raised band defines the edges of the arms. These frames are not gilded, but the gilding may have been lost from these areas. While the gilding extends up the sides of the central roundel the vertical, outer edges of the mount app…
Created on: Friday 28th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 1st September 2015
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Record ID: WAW-C7EBEF
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (late 12th to early 13th century) buckle frame: The copper alloy frame is oval with a narrowed and off-set strap bar. The remainder of the frame expands in width to the apex as well as depth with moulded decoration. This decoration consists of a crescentic frame with an integral crescentic skirt below, which is perforated with six circular voids. The upper crescent has a central notch with a high-relief moulded knop either side of the notch. On the outer edges, next to these knops is a low-relief conical indentation transected by a low-relief, obliquely angled platform. The u…
Created on: Thursday 13th August 2015
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2015
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Record ID: PUBLIC-39F8B1
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead-alloy pilgrim's ampulla dating to the Late Medieval period(c.15th century). The sub-circular chamber remains intact, but the neck has been lost in antiquity. One bent lug survives, located att the point at which the neck has been broken off. The two faces of the chamber are angled at the join. The back is plain. The front has a low-relief-moulded imperial eagle within a circle, and there is a possible star shape around the circular border.Some of the triangular fields created towards the circumference may be filled with cross-hatching The object has a dark-g…
Created on: Thursday 6th August 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.