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Record ID: NMS-B38A49
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete and distorted medieval white-metal coated sheet copper alloy dagger scabbard formerly with an overlapping soldered seam on the reverse, and two rust filled holes near the damaged mouth. All of the base is missing. Extant length and width 35 and 21mm. 14th - 15th century.
Created on: Sunday 12th July 2020
Last updated: Sunday 12th July 2020
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Record ID: PUBLIC-B35FCA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Roman copper alloy T-shaped brooch, dating to the 1st-2nd century AD. The head has cylindrical wings, folded to encase an iron spindle. There is a central rectangular slot through which the copper alloy pin is hinged. The pin is bent and now sits on the wrong side of the catchplate. There are two pairs of raised lines running around the front of each wing with short parallel lines running between each pair. The bow has a sub-oval cross section and is curved over its entire length. The upper section of the bow is decorated with a pair of triangular cells with raised margins,…
Created on: Sunday 12th July 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 14th July 2020
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Record ID: PUBLIC-B33111
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable Medieval copper alloy strap end, dating to c. AD 1200-1500. It is made from a single sheet of copper alloy, which has been folded in half to form a pair of rectangle plates. One plate has a narrowed waist close to the fold and an off-centre rivet at the open attachment end. The rivet has separated from the other plate. The strap end appears to be undecorated and has a mid-green patina. Length: 17.5mm. Width: 17.3mm. Thickness: 3.0mm (max). Weight: 1.83g.
Created on: Sunday 12th July 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 14th July 2020
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Record ID: PUBLIC-B30E1E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a post Medieval copper alloy double loop trapezoidal buckle, dating to c. AD 1620-1680. The fragment has a trefoil-shaped end with engraved notch and transverse line. The surfaces appear to be tinned and the fragment terminates in old brakes. Width: 29.6mm. Length: 18.3mm. Thickness: 2.3mm. Weight: 2.99g.
Created on: Sunday 12th July 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 14th July 2020
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Record ID: NMS-B30690
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy dagger guard, a lozengiform plate with central rectangular tang aperture, two hooked beak-like terminals and a cusped loop on one side, A sub-triangular sectioned moulding on the outer face of the loop projects to a point on one side. A variation on a common type which carries a short quillon with expanded and flat rather than beak-like terminals, e.g. Read 2001 no. 628, DEV-1FDF1 and NMS-57D2E4. Length and width 31.7 x 31.5mm. Thickness 6.5mm, at pointed moulding on loop 13.5mm. 15th - early 16th century
Created on: Sunday 12th July 2020
Last updated: Thursday 3rd September 2020
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Record ID: NMS-B29915
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sheet copper alloy trapezoidal end cap from a medieval iron knife, with a rust-filled punched hole to hold the end of a scale tang, cf. Cowgill et al. 1987, nos. 119-23. Length 21.2mm. Width 9.7 - 7.5mm. Second half 14th century
Created on: Sunday 12th July 2020
Last updated: Sunday 12th July 2020
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Record ID: SUR-B279FF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily clipped Roman silver siliqua of the House of Theodosius, possibly of Magnus Maximus, and dating to c. AD 383-388 (Reece period 20). [VIRTVS ROMANORVM] reverse type depicting Roma enthroned facing, head turned left, holding sceptre and globe. Mint of Trier.
Created on: Sunday 12th July 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 10th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-B277B7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval folded sheet copper alloy buckle plate with a pin hole, slight frame recesses and a rivet near the attachment edge between two transverse lines of finely executed interrupted rocker-arm engraving giving the appearance of tiny addorsed triangles. Length 23.4mm. Width 12.4mm. The rear part tapers from the fold to a width of 7.4mm and 21.5mm long. Late 13th - 14th century.
Created on: Sunday 12th July 2020
Last updated: Sunday 12th July 2020
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Record ID: SUR-B25627
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Medieval short cross penny of John (1199-1216), class 5b, dating to 1205-1207. Uncertain moneyer, Canterbury mint.
Created on: Sunday 12th July 2020
Last updated: Sunday 12th July 2020
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Record ID: NMS-B24329
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Just over half of a post-medieval copper alloy double-looped buckle, both loops oval, very abraded and with one side snapped. The overall moulded decoration on the front face is very worn but enough survives to show it was very close to that on Whitehead 2003, no. 426, which is much larger. Estimated length 36mm. Width 25mm. Mid 16th - mid 17th century.
Created on: Sunday 12th July 2020
Last updated: Sunday 12th July 2020
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Record ID: PUBLIC-B2288B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver Medieval halfgroat of Henry VI, first reign (AD 1422-1461), Annulet issue, dating to AD 1422-1427 (N 1429). Mint of Calais. Ref: North 1975: 60.
Created on: Sunday 12th July 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 26th May 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-B1D4E3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a leg and foot from a cast copper alloy cooking pot or similar vessel dating from the Medieval or early Post-Medieval period, about AD 1250 - 1600. It is roughly rectangular in section, the back being flat and plain, but the front has a narrow, raised, longitudinal ridge in the centre. At the base the leg turn forwards through ninety degrees to form a flat foot. The fragment has a rough dark green patina. It is 31.9mm high, 47.3mm wide and 26.5mm thick. It weighs 117g. See Butler et Al 2009 page 6 figure 4(a) which is also of a similar fragment.
Created on: Sunday 12th July 2020
Last updated: Thursday 4th March 2021
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Record ID: NMS-B1CBFC
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy button with a drilled loop on the flt reverse. The flat front is engraved with a rather untidy six-pointed star within a circumferential ring and around a central blind hole. Very similar to DOR-869783. Diameter 17.3mm. Length 10.2mm (of which loop accounts for 7.6mm. 17th century.
Created on: Sunday 12th July 2020
Last updated: Sunday 12th July 2020
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Record ID: PUBLIC-B1CB5A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver Medieval penny of Edward I (AD 1272-1307), Berwick mint, Withers Class 1c, 3,4 or 5 dating to AD 1296-1310 (N 1071-1081). Mint of Berwick-upon-Tweed. The coin is bent, very worn and possibly clipped. Ref: Withers and Withers 2006: 46-50; North 1975: 29.
Created on: Sunday 12th July 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 26th May 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-B1BD17
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin; a radiate of the Gallic Empire dating from AD 260 - 275 (Reece Period 13). Ruler unknown, probably Victorinus or Tetricus I. Standing figure reverse. The coin is 18.9mm diameter, 1.4mm thick and 1.52g.
Created on: Sunday 12th July 2020
Last updated: Saturday 12th September 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-B1A168
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval strap fitting; a strap slide dating from AD 1150 - 1400. It is a trapezoidal loop with a pair of internal projections from the sides near the narrow end. At the wide end there is a knop in the centre of the outer edge. It is 22.1mm long, 16.6mm wide and 3.5mm thick. 1.76g. It has a dark grey patina. See https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/strap-slides/.
Created on: Sunday 12th July 2020
Last updated: Saturday 12th September 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-B18AB2
Object type: BELL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment probably from the rim of a copper alloy clapper bell, probably of Medieval to post-Medieval date, about AD 1200 - 1900. Only a small portion of the rim survives. The remainder of the object is missing due to old breaks, now worn and patinated. The rim is thickened and slightly everted. The fragment has a green brown patina. It is 33.3mm long, 22.9mm wide and 4.45mm thick. 10.9g. Geake (2001) in the Finds Recording Guide notes that clapper bells cannot be dated more precisely than "Medieval or Post Medieval". They often have a high tin content. They are also difficult to dis…
Created on: Sunday 12th July 2020
Last updated: Saturday 12th September 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-B17EFD
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy strap end dating from the Medieval period, about AD 1350-1400. The object is made from copper alloy sheet folded lengthways. It is of tongue-shaped rectangular form with a slightly rounded terminal. There is a single rivet at the opposite end, where it would have been fastened to the strap. This attachment end is also broken. It has a length of 17.9mm, a width of 6.3mm, and a thickness of 2.0mm. It weighs 0.89g. Compare Egan and Pritchard (2002) no. 604, pp. 130-131.
Created on: Sunday 12th July 2020
Last updated: Saturday 12th September 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-B14F40
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead token dating from the late Medieval or Post Medieval periods, about 1400-1800. The token is circular and uniface, and decorated in moulded relief with the design of a central raised pellet from which radiate eight spokes. Powell Type 3. The token has a diameter of 25.3mm, a thickness of 4.9mm, and weighs 16.31g.
Created on: Sunday 12th July 2020
Last updated: Saturday 12th September 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-B14038
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A hollow medieval copper-alloy casket key formed of folded sheet, dating from AD 1250 - 1375. The sheet was cut and flattened at one end to form the bow, with a circular perforation. In plan the stem flares out from the bow, then gradually slims towards the bit. The bit is simple with a single ward with a notch in the leading edge. The rolled shank is teardrop shaped in cross-section and open at the bit end. This example has a mottled green and brown patina. It is 46.1mm long, 12.9mm wide and 6.2mm thick. It weighs 5.12g. Other examples on the PAS database include IOW-70F69B, SUR-8B65…
Created on: Sunday 12th July 2020
Last updated: Saturday 12th September 2020
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