Record ID: BH-EF7A10
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Heavily worn Post-Medieval silver Threepence of Elizabeth I; 1558-1603 AD date. Measures 17.3mm in diameter, 0.3mm thick and weighs 0.5g.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Albans', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EF67E7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Heavily worn and corroded lead token of Medieval to Post-Medieval date. Measures 16.4mm in diameter, 2.6mm thick and weighs 2.7g.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Albans', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EF3828
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy seal matrix with religious scene. Probably dates from the 14th century AD. A seal with a similar central image is illustrated by P. Harvey and A. McGuinness in the book 'A guide to British medieval seals' (1996; pp. 105). The object is vessica-shaped and the detail is crisply executed. The central image depicts the heads and torsos of the Virgin Mary and young Christ. A beaded arc - probably the heavily stylised canopy of a throne - separates Mary and Christ from a suppliant figure (probably a monk) below. The legend is contained on each side by a beaded border and, w…
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Albans', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EF02E2
Object type: BELL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy clapper bell of possible Roman date. (AD 43 - AD 410). The bell is dome-shaped and has the intact suspension loop at the apex. The walls are solid and there is no indication that they may have been perforated as is the case with some Roman bells. The outer surface has some circumferential lines. Part of the lower end of the bell is missing due to old breaks. The bell is full of soil, so it is uncertain whether any part of the clapper or its attachments survive. The outer surface has a dull mid-green patina. Roman bells are fairly common on military s…
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Albans', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EED4F4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Worn and irregular Post-Medieval silver Halfgroat of Charles I; 1625-49 AD date. Measures 16.2mm in diameter, 0.2mm thick and weighs 0.6g.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Albans', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EE9212
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Very worn irregular Post-Medieval silver Penny of Charles I; 1625-49 AD date. Measures 12.9mm in diameter, 0.1mm thick and weighs 0.3g.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Albans', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EE7491
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Very worn and corroded irregular Roman copper-alloy Nummus of House of Constantine emperor; 335-341 AD date. GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type. Measures 13.5mm in diameter, 1.3mm thick and weighs 1g.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Albans', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EE5964
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Very worn and corroded irregular Roman copper-alloy Nummus of House of Valentinian emperor; 364-378 AD date. SECVRITAS REI PVBLICAE reverse type. Measures 16.3mm in diameter, 1.8mm thick and weighs 1.3g.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Albans', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EE4194
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Heavily worn and corroded irregular Roman copper-alloy Radiate of Tetricus I or II; 270-273 AD date. Measures 16.5mm in diameter, 1.5mm thick and weighs 1.2g.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Albans', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EDB0E3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Worn and corroded irregular Roman copper-alloy Nummus (AE2) of Magnentius; 350-353 AD date. VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE reverse type. Measures 22.3mm in diameter, 2mm thick and weighs 2.8g.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Albans', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-ED76C3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Heavily worn and corroded irregular silvered Roman copper-alloy Radiate or Nummus of an unknown emperor; late 3rd or 4th century AD date. Measures 4.7mm in diameter, 0.5mm thick and weighs <0.1g.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Albans', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-ED6131
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Heavily worn and corroded irregular Roman copper-alloy Radiate or Nummus of an unknown emperor; late 3rd or 4th century AD date. Measures 6.6mm in diameter, 1mm thick and weighs 0.1g.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Albans', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-ED45D2
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily worn and corroded copper-alloy horse harness mount of 17th century date. The object is flat, and has a shape of an abstract human. The head is roughly round and tapers to a neck, which has a slight swell in the middle. Below are slightly protruding arms, and a round belly. If the surface was decorated, it has disappread due to the corrosion. The reverse has two integral rivets - one pointing up and the other pointing down. The object measures 19.3mm high, 9.7mm wide and 4.7mm thick. It weighs 0.9g.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Albans', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-ED0665
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily corroded copper-alloy heraldic horse harness pendant of probable 14th century date (N. Griffiths; 1986; pp. 1). The object consists of a rectangular plate and the hanger. This plate is heavily corroded rendering the design nigh indecipherable, but the image seems to be a six-petalled flower. The reverse is undecorated. The hanger is set at right angles to the plate. It is flat, has rounded edges, and a small circular hole which, due to wear, has become elongated at the top. The plate retains traces of red colour and gilding. The object measures 33.9mm high, 20.5mm wide an…
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Albans', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EC9988
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a middle Anglo-Saxon ansate brooch with possible zoomorphic decoration. A fragment of bow and one terminal survive; the terminal tapers towards the rounded end, which has two ring-and-dot motifs resembling the eyes of a snake's head. Two transverse grooves and a ridge separate the terminal from the bow. Only very little survives of the catchplate on the reverse of the terminal, which is longitudinal and set to one side. The fragment measures 22mm long, 9.6mm wide and 8mm thick. The weight is 1.8g. Ansate brooches are known from 7th-century France but do not appear …
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Friday 11th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Albans', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EC53B6
Object type: CANDLESTICK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy object, representing a fragment of a candlestick dating to the post medieval period. The object comprises half of a hollow tubular body and an incomplete curving top. The tube is lozengiform in cross section, and tapers towards the top. The top has approximately a quarter of a loop remaining. The bottom edge of the fitting is decorated with a raised horizontal band. The object measures 47.7mm high by 20.3mm from back to front and 10.6mm wide; it weighs 10g. For a parallel, see Egan, G. (2005) Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition: Tudor and Stua…
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Monday 24th October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Albans', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EC13D3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Heavily worn and corroded Roman copper-alloy coin, possibly a Sestertius; 1st or 2nd century AD date. Measures 30mm in diameter, 3.2mm thick, and weighs 8.9g.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Albans', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EB8776
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Worn and incomplete late Medieval silver Halfgroat of Henry VII; under Archbishop Bainbridge; 1485-1509 AD date. Measures 20.5mm in diameter, 0.5mm thick, and weighs 0.6g.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Albans', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EB4F95
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Worn and corroded lead token of Medieval to Post Medieval date. Measures 24.3mm in diameter, 3.5mm thick and weighs 8g.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Albans', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EB2C32
Object type: SLING SHOT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman Type 1 lead sling-shot. Several similar sling-shots have previously been recovered from this farm and are published in Britannia Vol. XVIII (See S.J. Greep, 1987, pp. 183-200). The cast object is bi-conical in form, tapering towards the ends. One of the ends is regular and ends in a defined point, while the other one narrows into a more ball-like shape. The object measures 36.1mm long, 19.4mm wide, 17.8mm thick and it weighs 30g.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Albans', grid reference and parish protected.