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Record ID: SF-9EBE88
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver medieval cut halfpenny of short cross type, worn.
Obv: facing bust with sceptre, HE ( ) EX
rev: short corss voided ( )O ( )
possibly Class 4 or 5 1194-1210, but too worn to fully identify
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Blythburgh', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-1EE96A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative rear hook bow brooch. It is missing the spring, pin and lower bow/ catchplate due to old breaks. The wings are semi-cylindrical in form, separated by an integrally cast rear facing hook. The bow is D-shaped in section, tapering to a pointed foot that is missing its tip due to old breaks. It has decoration on its front face comprising a central vertical rib that runs from rear hook to foot and grooves along the edges of the bow.
It measures 29mm in length, 21.9mm in width at wings, and 5g in weight.
This is an incomplet…
Created on: Friday 1st March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Linstead Parva', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-1EC5C5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete and very worn and corroded copper-alloy Roman Colchester bow brooch. It is missing most of the spring, pin and catchplate due to old breaks, and has suffered from extensive post-depositional wear and corrosion. The brooch has flat rectangular wings, separated at the centre of the head by an integral spring and hook, both of which are incomplete due to old breaks. The bow is oval in section and rectangular in form, tapering to a pointed foot. The entire brooch measures 47.1mm in length, 11.5mm in width at wings, 5.5mm in width at bow, 3 and 5.61g in weight.
This is a…
Created on: Friday 1st March 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Metfield', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-1E9D9A
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead spindle whorl of uncertain date. It is plano-convex in shape with a convex upper surface and a flat base. It is sub circular in shape with a central circular hole of internal diameter 9.2mm. The weight is 23.40mm in diameter and is 11.8mm thick. It weighs 34.68g. It has a light gray/white patina and is decorated with low bosses.
Objects such as these were used for a long period of time for a variety of functions with little change in form.
Created on: Friday 1st March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Wisset', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-1D8D90
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and incomplete copper-alloy trumpet brooch of Richborough group A (Bayley and Butcher, 2004, 160-161). Appears undecorated, although very worn, with a spring, now missing, attached to a single lug, headloop missing, it has a full round waist-moulding and terminal of bow is missing due to old breaks. cAD 60-125 in date.
40.3mm length, 9.7mm width, 7.85g.
Created on: Friday 1st March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 28th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-1BE619
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Roman copper-alloy plate brooch dating to circa AD 200-350, missing only the pin. It is oval in plan. In the centre is a recessed oval cell surrounded by a projecting rectangular-sectioned oval border. The cell would have been inlaid with a conical glass or stone setting which is now missing. Between the outer border and the outer edge are traces of gilding. Projecting from the reverse is a D-shaped pin lug. At the lower edge is a flat catchplate, much of which has now broken away. The reverse retains traces of a white metal coating.
The brooch is consistent …
Created on: Friday 1st March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 28th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Westhorpe', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-1B00D9
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy two-part harness pendant, medieval and circa 1300-1500 century in date, consisting of an outer pendant frame and a solid inner pendant.
The outer pendant frame is shaped like a six-petalled flower with a suspension loop set at right angles to the plane of the pendant. The suspension loop is at the terminal of a two parallel rectangular shafts, which projects from the top of the middle of the central petal. The outer pendant measures 46.1mm in length and 28.4mm in width.
The inner pendant is also a circular six-petalled flower, each petal fitting inside a large…
Created on: Friday 1st March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 28th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Finningham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-1AB887
Object type: CHAPE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This is an incomplete scabbard chape of Early-Medieval date, possibly an end protector for a knife scabbard. It finds parallels in a number of examples recorded through the PAS (e.g. LIN-E5C477, SF-0E88A2, HAMP-1DA880 or WAW-03F886) and is of probable c.11th century AD date.
It depicts a possibly a bear-like creature or man with a straight bar behind and above the figure, the lower part is missing due to old breaks. It is 35.2mm length, 15.8mm width, 2.1mm thickness, 4.34g.
Created on: Friday 1st March 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Creeting St Mary', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-F799D2
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete copper-alloy Roman strap end. With a elongated oval body a terminal knop and horizontal attachment end with a central integral loop set at right angles to the plane of the strap end. The front face is decorated with annulets arranged in lines hoirzontally and vertically. Most similar in attachment device to a Tortworth strap end (Henry 2022, 84-85), but also reminiscent in shape to Amphora shaped strap ends. Both are later Roman in date.
Length: 51.3mm, Width: 17.6mm, Thickness: 4.2mm, Weight: 8.90g
Created on: Friday 16th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Coddenham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-F75D07
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy strap end, missing attachment end due to old breaks, now worn. Narrow Anglo-Saxon strap end 750-900, animal head terminal, worn diagonal incised line decoration above; Thomas Class A , probable Type 2.
Length: 36mm, Width: 12.6mm, Thickness: 1.4mm, Weight: 3.29g
Created on: Friday 16th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Coddenham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-F73C42
Object type: HAIR PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman hair-pin. It fits within Cool's Group 10 of knob headed pins. The heard is conical. The shank is circular in section, and thickened in its centre. The tip of the pin bent. It measures 60.2mm in length. The head is 6.2mm in diameter, and the pin weighs 4.45g. Cool, 1990, p.160, fig.7, no.1. This group would have been in use by c.AD 125 onwards.
Created on: Friday 16th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Coddenham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-F723FE
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval copper-alloy mount, rectanuglar in shape with incised decoration on the front face and one surviving circular rivet hole. 22.9mm length, 15.6mm width, 3.77g.
Created on: Friday 16th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Coddenham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-F710ED
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval copper-alloy composite strap end, dating to c.AD 1300 - 1400. The crescentic forked spacer survives. The crescentic bars are complete and rectangular in section, tapering towards the terminals. At the centre of the crescent is a projecting acorn shaped knop with a rectangular collar.
Length:33.1 mm
Width: 24.6 mm
Weight: 3.81 g
Egan and Pritchard (1991) illustrates similar forked spacers and strap ends on page 141 from London.
Created on: Friday 16th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Coddenham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-F7005B
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy medieval or post-medieval casket key. The shank is oval in cross-section. The bit is simple in form with a small rectangular notch removed from the centre of each longer side. The bow is circular and flattened with a circular hole through the centre.
Margeson (1993, 160-2, figs.118-120) illustrates a number of small, simple casket keys from Norwich, found in contexts dating from the 12th to 17th century. Such a simple key, which is lacking diagnostic details cannot be dated more closely.
Length: 35.3mm, width: 14.6mm, thickness: 2.6mm, weight: 4.28g
Created on: Friday 16th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Coddenham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-F6EDED
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy finger-ring, with circular cross-section which tapers from 3.9 mm in diameter in the centre to sharply pointed overlapping ends. Both ends are now bent out of shape; there is no further decoration. The ring 23.2 mm in external diameter. This shape is characteristic of Viking or Late Anglo-Saxon finger-rings.
Created on: Friday 16th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Coddenham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-F6DD83
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman 2nd century plate brooch of umbonate and conical type with enamelling. The outer edges and pin are missing due to old breaks, as the former are missing the original shape and number of sides cannot be known, there is one surviving projecting knop which has the remains of the catchplate on its back face. The front face has a flat outer part with arched cells, which would hold blue and yellow enamel. In the centre is a cone with six arched cells, each filled with blue enamel, representing petals, around a central projecting rounded knob.
On the back face this central…
Created on: Friday 16th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Coddenham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-F6B92F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy Colchester Derivative Hinged Pin brooch dating to circa AD 43-120. T-shaped in plan, the brooch has cylindrical wings, with a rectangular slot on the centre of the reverse which would have housed the now missing pin. Each wing is very worn and damaged. The bow is plano-convex in section only the upper section survives the rest of the brooch is missing due to an old break.
16.5mm length, 24.8mm width, 3.72g
Created on: Friday 16th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Coddenham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-F6768D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval copper-alloy annular brooch dating to c.AD 1250-1400. The brooch is circular in plan and plan-convex in section. The outer face is also decorated with six raised circular collets. Four of which contains a blue glass setting, two are now missing these glass settings but have the remains of a white cement within them. Between the collets the front face of the brooch frame is decorated with transverse grooves. At the apex, is a rectangular constricted section in which sits the loop of a fragment of a copper-alloy wire pin.
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Created on: Friday 16th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 16th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Coddenham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-63B4EB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn copper-alloy late early medieval disc brooch, flat and circular in shape, which would have orginally been enamelled and has a cross motif, formed of shallow pits, on the front face. The pin lug with a fragment of corroded iron from the pin survives on the back face and a fragment is missing from the edge due to old breaks. This brooch is most similar to Weetch type 18 A, which are dated to the 9th-10th centuries and had champleve enamel, in this case now missing, the decoration is of Weetch cross type iii, being a cross with expanding arms and bulb-shaped intersti…
Created on: Friday 9th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2024
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This findspot is known as 'nettlestead', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-613659
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead Boy Bishop token, of Series I worn, any lettering cannot be read.
Obv: Mitre
rev: long cross with three pellets in each quadrant
Created on: Friday 9th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Whepstead', grid reference and parish protected.
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