Record ID: IOW-D46B86
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but worn Medieval silver short cross penny of Richard I (1189-1199), minted by Stivene at London. Class 3 or 4a, c. 1190-1200 (North 1994: 220, refs: 967-968/1). Obverse: hEN[RICVS] REX; Crowned bust facing with sceptre, Reverse: +ST[IVEN]E·ON·LVN; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant. Diameter: 20.4mm. Weight: 1.25g. DA=12:6. North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London
Created on: Thursday 14th November 2019
Last updated: Sunday 17th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-C0BF8E
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
CHECK WEIGHT A complete late Bronze Age copper-alloy tanged chisel or leather working knife/tool (c. 1000 BC-800 BC). This chisel has a tapering square-sectioned tang. Between the tang and blade a globular stop/collar measures 10.1mm wide and 8.9mm thick. From the stop the sides of the sub-triangular blade flare evenly to the curving cutting edge. The four edges of the blade are bevelled. In side profile the blade is 'V'-shaped. The implement has a mid-brown patina which is lost in places and there are small areas of corrosion. The cutting edge is damaged due to corrosion. …
Created on: Wednesday 13th November 2019
Last updated: Friday 15th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-BECF5C
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval lead alloy ?uniface token (1500-1850). Powell Type 20. This token has a raised design, similar in style to a merchant's mark or monogram. It consists of ligated letters, possibly 'I S' or 'S I'. The rear face appears to be plain but may have had a design before becoming worn. The token is buff. Length: 18.3mm; width: 17.6mm. Weight: 3.84g. Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locally produced; they are therefore difficult to date precisely. Those carrying initia…
Created on: Wednesday 13th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-B26E82
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy stacking trade weight. Date uncertain but likely to be from the reign or life of William IV (1830-1837). The weight is circular in plan with flaring sides and a raised rim, flat and plain at the top. It has three stamped marks. There is a lathe-turned incised circle over which the crowned marks overlap. Crowned 'W' at 12 o' clock, crowned 'T' at 4 o' clock and initial letters AB (ligated) at 7 o' clock. The sides have circumferential striations, probably lathe marks. The underside is flat and has multiple file adjustment marks. This weigh…
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-B197AD
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy and gilded posy/posie finger-ring (c. 1600-c. 1700). The hoop is 'D'-shaped in cross-section and has a transverse join. The inside of the hoop is inscribed: 'virtu passeth Riches' in italic lettering (virtue surpasses riches). Long S's in passeth, short s in Riches, capital R in Riches. It is possible that the first word is 'virti' followed by a colon. This finger-ring is green with patches of a darker green patina. Traces of gilding can be seen on the inside of the hoop. Areas of patina have been lost. Outer diameter: 23.8mm; wi…
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Last updated: Saturday 16th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-ADBB0F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval to post-Medieval silver half vintem of Manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521)​. Obverse: EMANVEL:P:R:P:[ET:A:D:G]; Five shields arranged in the form of a cross. Reverse: EMANVEL:P:R:P:[ET:A:D:G]; Cross fleury. Diameter: 14.2mm. Weight: 0.63g. DA=12:5. Compare with: LON-D696E1 and PUBLIC-47CA58.
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 12th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-AD0993
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval silver long cross cut farthing of Henry III (1216-1272), minted at Canterbury. Class 5 (not further defined), 1250-1275 (North 1994: 226-227, refs: 991/1-999). Obverse: [hENRI]CVS R[EX III]; Crowned bust facing with sceptre. Reverse: [ ]ONC[ ] (ON ligated); Voided long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant. Length: 8.6mm; width: 7.4mm. Weight: 0.25g. North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 12th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-AC22D1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, clipped and worn Medieval silver penny of Edward IV (first reign 1461-1470 or second reign 1471-1483), minted at York under Archbishop George Neville or Sede Vacante. Initial mark: illegible (North 1991: p. 88, refs: 1594; 1595; 1599; p. 94, refs: 1645; 1650). Obverse: [ ]DW[ ]; Crowned bust facing, G to left and key to right of neck. Reverse: [CIVI/TAS]/EBO/[RAC]I; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, quatrefoil at centre of cross. Diameter: 15.3mm. Weight: 0.58g. DA=12:3. North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volum…
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-AB27BC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and worn post-Medieval silver double-stuiver of Zeeland of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, dated 1618 on coin. Obverse: Lion rampant brandishing a sword, 2 s at sides. Reverse: ZEE/LAN/DIA/1618. Diameter: 21.0mm. Weight: 1.11g. DA=12:7.
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 12th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-9D8780
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval copper-alloy casket rotary key (c. 1150-c. 1400). The pointed tip of the stem is missing due to a break. The openwork bow is circular and flat on both faces. It has an outer diameter of c. 10.3mm with the hole measuring 4.8mm in diameter. There is no collar between the bow and stem. The stem is oval in cross-section and solid. It is parallel in width and thickness. The simple bit has a forward and rearward cleft. This key is green. Length: 31.0mm; width: 10.3mm; thickness: 3.0mm; length of bit: 8.7mm; width of bit: 6.0mm; thickness of bit: 2.1mm. Wei…
Created on: Monday 11th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 12th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-9D0E47
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval sheet copper-alloy book clasp (c. 1350-c. 1500). Howsam type A.8.2. This clasp is formed of a single sheet of copper-alloy folded in half through 180° at the terminal and secured at the attachment end with two copper-alloy rivets, one either side of a grooved aperture. There is a further flat-headed copper-alloy rivet at the centre close to the lobe. The circular lobe adjacent to the terminal is hollow-domed. From the lobe there is a tapering protrusion which is part of the loop, now incomplete. The rear face is plain and has a circular hole, 3.5mm in diamet…
Created on: Monday 11th November 2019
Last updated: Thursday 19th December 2019
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Record ID: IOW-9C0D4B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval silver cut farthing of John (1199-1216) or Henry III (1216-1272), minted at London. Class 5b2-6d, c. 1205-c. 1218 (North 1994: 221-222, refs: 970-977). Obverse: [hENRICV]S RE[X]; Crowned bust facing with sceptre. Reverse: [ ]N·LV; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant. Length: 10.0mm; width: 9.1mm. Weight: 0.31g. North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Monday 11th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 12th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-9BD3E2
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete and worn post-Medieval copper-alloy token farthing of Richard Dore of Newport, Isle of Wight, dated 1654 on token (Champion 1995: 37, ref. 99). Obverse: [RICHAR]D · DORE; [R] · D. Reverse: OF · NEWPORT; 1654. Diameter: 15.0mm. Weight: 0.61g. DA=12:6. Richard Dore was a member of the Corporation, but in 1662 he and other members of that body were dismissed for refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy and Allegiance. (see: 'The Antiquary' Vol. XLVIII, 1912, where there is an article on the Ledger Book of Newport, Isle of Wight, 1567-1799 by architect and …
Created on: Monday 11th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 12th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-9854E9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval silver 2 shillings (skillings) of Frederick III of Denmark (1648-1670). Obverse: FREDERIC 9 III D G DAN; Crowned shield with three lions passant. Reverse: (mintmark) NOR.VAN.GOTO.Q.REX (Danes, Norwegians, Vandals and Goths); II/SKIL/DANA. Diameter: 18.4mm. Weight: 0.95g. DA=12:5.
Created on: Monday 11th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-415421
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd of a Roman ceramic cooking pot. This sherd appears to be Vectis Ware but seems to include grog in the tempering which is not usual. The upper face of the everted rim has three parallel transverse inscribed grooves. The sherd was extracted from the cliff face just beneath the topsoil. Length: 43.5mm; width: 21.4mm; thickness at lower break: 7.9mm. Weight: 8.17g. 'Vectis ware is hand-made, well finished and relatively hard, being barely scratched with the fingernail. Its internal and external surface is partly reddish-yellow (Munsell Color 5YR 6/6), which is the col…
Created on: Thursday 7th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 11th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-3FB7BE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval or post-Medieval silver halfpenny of Henry VII (1485-1509) or Henry VIII (1509-1547). The coin may be of Henry VII or of the first coinage of Henry VIII (1509-1526), and dating to the period c. 1485-c. 1526 (North 1991: 99-110). Obverse: [ ]; Crowned bust facing. Reverse: CIVI/TA[S/LOn]/DOn; Long cross fourchée dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant. Length: 12.6mm; width: 10.9mm. Weight: 0.30g. DA=12:9. North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Thursday 7th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 11th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-2AC11A
Object type: HINGE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval copper-alloy object, probably one half of a hinged element (c. 1500-c. 1650). This object is roughly rectangular in plan with a multifoil terminal at the attachment end. The front plate, which is integral with the hook, has been riveted to the smaller back plate. The flat-headed rivet is situated along the longitudinal centre-line, close to the hook. However, it is barely visible. The hook is rectangular and is bent back towards the edge of the plate. The plate is mainly reddish brown and light green with patches of a green patina. There are patches of gilding at…
Created on: Wednesday 6th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-1EE73C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval silver penny of Edward III (1327-1377), minted at Durham. Series E, 1354-1355 (North 1991: 51, ref: 1170). Obverse: EDWARDVS REX ANGLI; Crowned bust facing with a bifoliate crown. Reverse: CIVI/TAS/DVNE/LMIE; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, crozier before CIVI at 12 o' clock. Diameter: 18.7mm. Weight: 1.09g. DA=12:12. North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Tuesday 5th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-1E7B57
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307), minted at London. Class 1c, 1279 (North 1991: 28, ref: 1012). Obverse: EDW REX ANGL DNS hYB; Crowned bust facing with a trifoliate crown and wedged drapery. Reverse: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON (reversed bar to Ns); Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant. Length: 17.6mm; width: 16.9mm. Weight: 1.23g. DA=12:10. North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Tuesday 5th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-1DF00D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval silver halfpenny of Edward III (1327-1377), minted at London. Third (Florin) Coinage, 1344-1351 (North 1991: 48, ref: 1131; Withers 2002: 26, Type 7). Obverse: EDWARDVS REX; Crowned bust facing with a bifoliate crown. Reverse: CIVI/TAS/LOn/DOn; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant. Diameter: 15.6mm. Weight: 0.60g. DA=12:10-11. North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London. Withers, P. and B. 2002. Halfpennies and Farthings of Edward III and Richard I…
Created on: Tuesday 5th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th November 2019
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