Record ID: ESS-3C944F
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy unidentified object of probable post-medieval date. Description: The object is a flat plate with a single hole through it. There is moulded decoration on one side which is difficult to identify, and the reverse side is flat. The perimeter is shaped with varying curved edges, apparently to match elements of the image. The object has a green-brown patina.    Measurements: Length: 38.3 mm; width 24.7 mm; thickness: 2.2 mm; weight: 6.9g
Created on: Monday 8th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: ESS-3D581E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-medieval silver Russian wire kopek or Denga (half kopek) possibly struck in the name of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov (1613-45). Mint: Moscow. Measurements: Length: 12.5 mm; width 9.3 mm; thickness: 0.6 mm; weight: 0.5 g Discussion: See KENT-60C25B for a discussion
Created on: Monday 8th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: ESS-65B629
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver medieval short cross penny of John (1199-1216), or Henry III (1216-1272). Class 5a2* dating to the period 1204-1205. Minted in Exeter by Ricard. North (1994, 222) no. 969. The coin is bent towards the obverse. Measurements: Diameter: 18.0mm; Weight: 1.46g
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: ESS-C4B808
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy brooch (Harlow) of Roman date (AD 50-80). Description: The brooch has a half-cylindrical head with double-pierced lug in which the external cord of the spring and axis bar are held, now missing. The wings are worn. The top lug is rounded and the crest emerges at a low angle from this, flattening  as it travels down the length of the bow. Two further crests flank this and and two more travel down the edges of the bow, starting on the head. The bow narrows along its length, ending in a worn, rounded break.…
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-6374B1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd made from a shell-tempered handmade coarseware, probably in the Deverel Rimbury tradition and of middle Bronze Age (c. 1500-1000 BC). The fabric is a reduced dark grey-black, friable and tempered with abundant coarse and poorly sorted sub angular calcined shell inclusions. The rim had an original diameter around 350mm and is decorated with indentations. The exterior surface has no visible decoration.
Created on: Monday 22nd April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-66C0E8
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblage of 7 incomplete struck flint blades (debitage) representing multiple periods of activity from the Mesolithic to early Neolithic periods c. 9000 BC - 3300 BC. The assemblage is composed of tertiary flakes; all of different shades of opaque black, opaque and translucent grey and translucent yellow. None show evidence of retouch. The largest black flake is hard hammer struck with a pronounced bulb of percussion. The rest are soft hammer struck, narrow blades of suggested Mesolithic to early Neolithic date c. 9000-3300BC.  Two cores were f…
Created on: Monday 22nd April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-793E72
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core of suggested Mesolithic to early Neolithic date c. 9000-3300 BC. The small core is conical with a single striking platform with regular unidirectional short flake removals around the core with some platform preparation; the point of the cone truncated. The flint is black in colour. Dimensions: length: 36.8mm; width: 27.8mm; height: 14.4mm and weight: 11.44g.  This core was found in scattered spread of flint finds; see: SUSS-79A5E1 and SUSS-66C0E8
Created on: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-79A5E1
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core of Mesolithic to early Neolithic date c. 9000-3300 BC. The core is conical with a single hard hammered striking platform with a pronounced bulb of percussion and a large area of cortex remaining. There are four unidirectional long blade removals around the core,two with hinged terminations.  The flint is transluscent grey in colour. Dimensions: length: 48.2mm; width: 39.7mm; height: 39.1mm and weight: 50.59g.  This core was found in scattered spread of flint finds; see: SUSS-793E72 and SUSS-66C0E8
Created on: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-643435
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd from an undecorated hand made jar or bowl of later Bronze Age to Iron Age date. The fabric is dark reduced grey throughout with coarse sand temper. The surfaces are heavily iron stained. The rim is beaded and everted with an original diameter of around 240mm.
Created on: Monday 22nd April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: HAMP-118DF6
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy cast palstave with side loop  and lozenge-shaped flanges. The object has a flared blade with a sub- triangular-shaped depression (on front and back) and a worn central mid-rib below the stop-ridge.   The cutting edge is crescentic and relatively unworn; the blade bevels are well formed and the tips of the blade show little sign of wear or resharpening. On the upper blade on both the front and reverse faces is a cast / moulded indented shield-shape pattern.  The loop is relatively small and low. The two slide flanges are well cast and …
Created on: Friday 12th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: WILT-DAF23B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy nummus from the House of Constantine (AD 307-361), dating to AD 307-318 (Reece period 15). SOLI INVICTO COMITI reverse type, depicting Sol standing facing with whip and globe. Mint unclear.
Created on: Friday 24th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: WILT-D8F6A6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy barbarous radiate possibly of Tetricus I (AD 271-274), dating to AD 271-274 (Reece period 13). Unclear reverse type, depicting figure facing right holding possible spear in right hand and possible palm in left hand. Mint unclear. Reverse slightly mis-struck.
Created on: Friday 24th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-634684
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd from a burnished, hand made bowl of later Iron Age or early Roman date (possibly Black Burnished ware 1). The fabric is reduced dark grey to black with a coarse sand temper and abundant mica. The rim is plain and was originally around 160mm in diameter. There is no decoration to the surface, but thumb impressions from the potter are evident around the interior side.
Created on: Monday 22nd April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: BERK-510ECD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Roman brooch of Mackreth Type Hod Hill. The brooch has a decorated upper bow with two vertically cast lines. The middle bow is a raised horizontal line. The lower bow narrows toward the foot and is undecorated. Part of the catchplate remains. The head and pin are missing.
Created on: Sunday 21st April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: GLO-132237
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver annular brooch that has a semicircular cross-section frame with a constriction to one side to mount the pin. The frame is decorated with four animal heads that are arranged into two set. The first group is bordering the constriction bar with the two heads facing each other and the bar in between. Each head has a raised, square cranium with pellet eyes in the two froward faceted corners and upwardly projecting knop ears above the rear two corners. The narrowed snout is bevelled on either side and grips the constriction between the two heads. This is mirrored on the opposite sid…
Created on: Thursday 18th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: ESS-5537CD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver Roman radiate of Trajan Decius (AD 249-251), dating to AD 249 - AD 251. Reece period 12. [CONSECRATIO] reverse type depicting a rectangular altar, with four panels in front, lighted. Mint unclear.  Trajan Decius issued coins of this denomination with the portraits of various deified emperors on the obverse. The emperor depicted here is unclear. Complete diamewter of coin not measurable due to it being incomplete. Measurements: diameter 12.49 mm; weight: 0.62g
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-792746
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy probable buckle fragment of Post Medieval date, c. AD 1550 - 1650. The object is only a fragment and consists of the centre part of the outer edge frame. It is pointed oval in cross section. It is decorated with a sub-triangular moulding, containing a raised lozenge shape and two annulets. Either side of this moulding is a raised collar. The reverse is undecorated.  The buckle is green / grey in colour with an even surface patina.  Measurements: length 16.4mm, width 6.6mm, thickness 3.9mm, weight 1.2 grams. The fragme…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: BERK-272DC3
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small lead-alloy square topped shield, divided into four unequal quarters. The shield has a cross-hatch design etched into the top left and bottom right quarters - there may be a design in the two remaining quarters but they are unclear. The function of this object is unclear, and suggestions range from a template for horse harness pendants, a cheaper version of such a pendant, a small servants badge, or possibly part of a child's toy. There does not appear to be any attachment fitting on the back, which is plain. The design and style of this little shield suggests that it dates …
Created on: Tuesday 18th May 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Moreton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-B06B8A
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but worn copper-alloy Nuremburg jetton of Wolf Lauffer I and of the Rose and Orb type dating to the period c.1583-1601. Obverse: Three crowns alternately with three lis. Legend: +[...].LAVFER.IN.NVR[...] Reverse: Imperial orb surmounted by cross patty, within a tressure with three main arches. Legend: +GOT.ALEIN.DIE EHR VND Mitchener no.1672 Measurements: diameter: 21.4mm, weight: 0.87g.
Created on: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: GLO-FFA4B0
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy tweezers that have been broken in antiquity resulting in only the end of one arm surviving. This has a narrow rectangular cross-section arm which gently expands to a triangular base that is bent inward slightly. Although a roman date is a distinct possibility, a medieval date cannot be ruled out.
Created on: Wednesday 9th March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cotswolds', grid reference and parish protected.