Record ID: PUBLIC-5CB1D7
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy miniature socketed axe, probably of later prehistoric date Miniature copper alloy axe of Late Bronze Age to Romano-British date (c. 1200 BC -AD 400) and either of Robinson's (1995, p 62) type IIb (with an expanded blade) or type IVb (parallel, straight sided). The axe head is complete (with an overall length of 20.3mm and a weight of 6.8g). The mouth is sub-oval (external: 11.0mm x 8.4mm; internal 6.5mm x 4.3mm and 10.1mm deep) with a 'pinch' on the looped side. The socket is irregular but is comparatively deep (at 10.2mm). The unlooped side undulates slightly and is …
Created on: Monday 13th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: SWYOR-4E6535
Object type: NEEDLE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy needle of uncertain date. The need le is complete but bent. Unusually, it is made from rolled sheet metal and the damage in the centre reveals that it is hollow. The needle is oval in section tapering to round in section towards the point. The head is slightly flattened and cut into a lozenge shape (a pointed end). The seam in the rolled sheet metal is along the centre of one face, and on the other face, a central groove was cut. The groove may have alloyed the thread to lie in the recess so preventing the needle head becoming too thick when threaded. A sub-oval / sub-l…
Created on: Thursday 19th May 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 24th May 2011
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Record ID: WMID-24AB05
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A complete cast silver coiled or spiral, probable finger ring, of uncertain dating (100 BC to 800 AD). The probable finger ring consists of a D-section length of silver metal twisted into a spiral. One end of the piece of silver tapers to a point, the other is square ended, probably incomplete. No makers' marks are present on the interior or exterior. Some vertical scratch marks are present on the interior. The probable finger ring is shiny light grey colour, with an even surface patina. Dimensions: It has an exterior diameter of 23.78 mm, an interior diameter of 18.…
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tamworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E2F8BD
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete stone object, probably a whetstone or hone, of uncertain date. The object is rectangular in plan and cross-section. It is formed of a fine grained dark grey stone, possibly slate. The base of one face of the object and almost all of the opposite face is damaged where some of the stone has split away from the main body of the object. Riveted to the top of the object is a rectangular strip of copper alloy forming an attachment loop. One end of the strip is cut in a diagonal while the opposite end is irregular. The strip measures c.10mm in width at each end and narrows t…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Washingborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-54DE92
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete pendant whetstone of uncertain date. The object is formed medium to dark grey fine grained and micaceous schist. It is rectangular in form and cross-section. At the top of the object the stone has been carved forming a circular collar and rounded projection. On top of this a piece of lead has been cast forming a 'cap'. The lead 'cap' has been perforated to enable suspension. The lead 'cap' has separated from the stone however originally would have been firmly attached. There is damage to the base of the 'cap' and to the base of the whetstone also. Whetstones or hones,…
Created on: Tuesday 14th January 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 14th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rossett', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-1BFC94
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy metal working debris found in association with 2012 T406.
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 14th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knutsford area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-1B0623
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wigan
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy Roman bow brooch of Kräftig Profilierte type, dating to 43-100AD. The brooch is complete apart from its missing pin. The spring has 6 coils and the external chord is intact. The bow is arched with a pronounced button at its centre. The broad head narrows to a neck before widening into its side wings, but does not cover the spring which is held in place by a forward hook. There is a single terminal knob at the foot which has a collar. The catch plate is complete. The brooch is quite corroded but where it remains, the patina is dark green. A very similar example is kn…
Created on: Tuesday 14th August 2007
Last updated: Friday 22nd May 2020
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Record ID: LVPL-035186
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Halton
Workflow stage: Published
CURATOR'S REPORT Description of Object Silver Roman hare and hound brooch, 1st to 3rd century AD Roman silver zoomorphic plate-brooch in the form of a hound catching a hare, shown in profile. The stylised hound has distinctive teardrop shaped ears and pellet-in ring eyes, a slender body with prominent shoulder and haunches and a long tail which loops round and joins with its back. The hunting dog's jaws are connected with the hare's back, and also by its right side front and back legs. The long-eared hare is crouched. The back of the brooch has a hinged pin, badly …
Created on: Friday 30th November 2007
Last updated: Friday 22nd May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hale', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: YORYM-F513A1
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case : 2008 T622 2 AR denarii & 1441 BI radiates and associated material This report will consider these coins with respect to the criteria laid down in the Treasure Act (1996): Namely, their age, precious metal content and whether the coins can be said to come from the same find. The coins range in date from AD 253-296, with the exception of much earlier coins of Commodus (AD 180-92) and Severus Alexander (AD 222-35) which is are rare survivals by this period but not unheard of for hoards of this type. Many are fragmentary or otherwise in too poor a state of surv…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd October 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 7th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near York', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-EC87C4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Nine Roman pottery sherds from a bowl, of a Gaulish ware (AD43-410). This large rim sherd is from a bowl with a squared rim and rounded shoulder. The shoulder is decorated with bands of horizontal grooves and the surface is burnished right up to and including the rim. Beneath the shoulder is unburnished. The internal surface is also decorated with a burnished pattern. The upper section has a solid band of burnishing and there is a central radiating linear pattern. This is a sand-tempered fabric has a pale grey core with dark grey surfaces. There are quite large quartz and large…
Created on: Monday 3rd November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-188698
Object type: LAMP
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman incomplete pottery lamp, Gaulish probably Lyon ware (AD47-75). Lyon ware has fine, white fabric with a greenish tinge and a greenish-brown slip with a metallic sheen (Davies, Richardson and Tomber 1994: 126). This is a closed lamp form - the bowl has a 'top' with central circular perforation. The spout and handle are missing leaving only the remains where they attached. Dimensions: Diameter: 53.21mm; thickness: 22.87mm; weight: 63.76g. Identification by Amy Thorp and Beth Richardson, Roman pottery specialists, Museum of London Specialist Services. Reference: Davies…
Created on: Wednesday 5th November 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 27th July 2021
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Record ID: YORYM-6C97F7
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case no: 2008 T723 1048 Roman Coins and associated material This report will consider these coins with respect to the criteria laid down in the Treasure Act (1996): Namely, their age, precious metal content and whether the coins can be said to come from the same find. Circumstances of Find This represents one of a series of treasure cases found with the aid of a metal detector earlier in the year; 22.10.08 (2008 T622) and 15.11.2008 (2008 T672). Given the similarity of the coins and the sharing of the same findspot, all these treasure cases were possibly part…
Created on: Friday 21st November 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 7th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near York', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-4EBFA7
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy knife or razor handle in the form of an anthropomorphic leg and foot. The handle dates from the Roman period. Maximum length: 38.7mm; width: 15.3mm (measured transverse to length); depth: 8.1mm; mass: 6.6g. The foot is 16.1mm long and 6.7mm wide. The foot is wearing a sandal which is formed by a series of ribs. There is a more substantial horizontal rib around the mid-shin. The leg is hollow. One half of the upper section of the leg is missing, with an irregular break about half way between the upper rib and top of the leg. The other half of the upper section of the leg…
Created on: Monday 19th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilam CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-F16307
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
1st-2nd century AD copper alloy probably pole-mounted and skirted terret. The terret consists of a loop formed by two opposing arch-necked horses' heads, whose chins rest on their breasts. There are additional holes behind the horse's lower jaws and also through where the ears would be. The function of these holes remains obscure. Horse's faces consist of almond shaped protruding eyes roughly emphasised by a line around them. There is a cut slit for the mouth. The terret has slight damage just where both sets of nostrils would be so their presence in not clear. The main loop section s…
Created on: Sunday 8th February 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cholesbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-38DEF1
Object type: MOULD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead coin mould of Roman date. Roughly square in shape. Lower half measures 27mm by 36mm and is 6mm thick. On three sides a triangular lip extends upwards to clasp the upper half in place. The upper half is slightly smaller to enable it to be clasped in place by the lugs. It measures 33mm by 27mm and is 5mm thick. The straight back edge appears to have been folded over rather than placed on top, suggesting the the item started out as a one-piece rectangle and was folded over. Cresent shaped grooves on the upper and lower surface of the mould indicate that a tool was used to hold …
Created on: Wednesday 1st April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-544F06
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy sestersius of Vespasian (AD 69-79). Issued in 71 AD. Minted in Lyon. Obverse: [IMP CAES VESPAS]IAN AVG P[M TR P P P COS III] laureate bust right Reverse: SALVS AVGVSTA S-C, Salus seated left holding patera & sceptreA copper alloy dupondius of Vespasian (69-79 AD). Reverse is quite worn. RIC reference: RIC 197
Created on: Thursday 18th November 2010
Last updated: Friday 19th November 2010
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Record ID: DENO-A6AE06
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
The first batch of the coins in question was discovered in November 2010. They were recovered by the finder over an area approximately two feet square at a depth of about 9 to 12 inches. The discovery was reported to the local Finds Liaison Officer (Rachel Atherton) in December 2010. After some initial work at the site by Rachel Atherton and a colleague from the Portable Antiquities Scheme, Charlotte Burrill, the site was excavated by the Derbyshire Archaeological Society (under the direction of Sue Ebbins and Alan Palfreyman). This work was carried out over several seasons from 2010 …
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 6th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Amber Valley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-BC5DC6
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman stone fragment from a rotary quern dating AD43-410. This is part of the lower stone of a hand turned quern made from volcanic lavastone from the Mayen-Niedermendig area of the Eifel Hills region of Germany. The fragment includes part of the outer edge and the inner edge to the spindle. The lower surface is pecked and the upper surface and the outer edge are dressed with lined tooling. On the upper surface the lined tooling comprises sections of diagonal parallel lines, spaced 2-3mm apart, and the sections are off-set against each other. On the outer edge there are vertica…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 25th November 2010
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Record ID: LEIC-D05E11
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy plate brooch, 37mm in diameter and 15mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition and weighs 9.44grams. The brooch is missing part of its body, spring and pin. It has very ornate and unusual enamelled decoration, mostly consisting of millefiori cells. The brooch consists of a central raised circular knop which appears to be plain? Surrounding this are three circles of enamel, the first being solid red. The second has a white ground with repeating blue 'feathered' motifs and the third has alternate squares of multicoloured millefiori cells. The first type is a 'chequ…
Created on: Wednesday 24th November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 26th April 2016
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Record ID: WMID-4D1CE0
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy handle for a knife, razor or other tool. The handle terminates in an zoomorphic, bovine head in the round. The head has curved horns, one of which is broken, and the other may be bent out of shape. The head is well made and faceted, with a groove for the mouth. The snout and top of the head is decorated with groups of punched dots, although corrosion, particularly on the top of the head, obscures this decoration slightly. The animal's neck is decorated with linear incisions and punched ring and dots on both sides. At the attachment end the handle has a layer of fer…
Created on: Tuesday 30th November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 28th August 2012
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