All finds recorded in the Parliamentary constituency of Bridgwater and West Somerset - Page: 1

Finds within constituency of Bridgwater and West Somerset

A complete list of all finds recorded
Image	Object Type	Find number	Broadperiod	County	Actions
	Buckle	SOM-62A024	Medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Medieval copper alloy rectangular buckle with a complete locking arm and pin. The upper and lower sides of the frame are widened about one third of the way along from the inner edge and drilled to hold the seperate spindle for the pin. The pin is cast seperately from copper alloy and has a solid ...
	Die	SOM-627F62	Medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Bone cuboid die probably of late Medieval or Post Medieval date. The numbers are indicated by ring and dot marks and arranged so the opposite sites add up to 7. It is damaged along soem of the corners and measures 7.0mm by 7.3mm by 7.5mm and weighs 0.30 grams. Biddle (1990, 693) carcterises this ...
	Token	SOM-625F81	Post medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Post Medieval copper alloy traders token issued by F.H. in Crowcombe, Somerset, 1652 to 1670 AD; Williamson (1981: 978) Somerset 118.
	Finger ring	SOM-6222A4	Medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Late Medieval or Post medieval cast copper alloy signet ring. The ring has a circular hoop with a D-shaped section, flat on the inner side and convex on the outer. It widens and thickens gradually at the plain shoulders to the large, flat, hexagonal bezel. The bezel has an indented engrailed line...
	Buckle	SOM-61C4C7	Post medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Post Medieval cast copper-alloy double-loop buckle frame with trapezoid loops, one of which is 90% missing to old breaks, and a complete pin. The loops are rectangular in cross section and on the complete one the outer edge is extended into a point in the centre flanked by rounded knops at the co...
	Seal matrix	SOM-614FB4	Medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Medieval cast copper alloy pedestal type seal matrix showing the head of St John the Baptist on a platter. The matrix face is slightly oval. The pedestal is faceted with six facets thins as it rises to a triple collar topped by a trefoil terminal. The central collar of the three is more prominent...
	Seal matrix	SOM-614FB4	Medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Medieval cast copper alloy pedestal type seal matrix showing the head of St John the Baptist on a platter. The matrix face is slightly oval. The pedestal is faceted with six facets thins as it rises to a triple collar topped by a trefoil terminal. The central collar of the three is more prominent...
	Powder flask	SOM-BBD150	Post medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Post Medieval cast lead nozzle from a powder flask used for measuring and pouring a charge of gunpowder, probably 17th century in date (Courtney 1988:2). The lower part of the nozzle was originally oval with flaring sides widening towards the open base where it was attached to the flask. From the...
	Vessel	SOM-BB7217	Medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
A cast copper-alloy handle fragment from a cauldron of Medieval or Post-Medieval date. The handle was originally L-shaped and has broken just by the bend. The handle is oval in section with a small amount of the vessel rim remaining at the complete end; showing it was attached immediately below t...
	Leaf arrowhead	SOM-BA8802	Neolithic	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Fragment of a large flint leaf-shaped arrowhead, dating to the early Neolithic. It was pointed oval in shape but the point end has broken away with a straight break across the head slightly above the widest point and the edges are damaged in places, c.60% of the arrowhead survives. The arrowhead ...
	Blade	SOM-BA5116	Mesolithic	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Proximal end of a knapped flint tertiary blade. Prominent bulb and ripples on the ventral face, arises on the dorsal face from previous parallel removals from the same platform. Angled snap at distal end. Translucent pale grey-buff flint with darker areas. 24.1mm by 9.9mm by 2.8mm and 0.79 grams....
	Flake	SOM-BA4446	Neolithic	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Secondary flint flake struck off the cortex. Prominent bulb and ripples on ventral face, arises from previous parallel removals from the cortex on dorsal face. There is a snap and hinge fracture on the dorsal face near the distal end. It is arched in profile. Dark grey flint with paler mottling. ...
	Debitage	SOM-BA38A4	Neolithic	Somerset	xml \| csv json
One piece of tertiary flint debitage struck off a platform, uncertain date. Mid grey flint with darker and lighter mottling. 1.12 grams.
	Strap end	SOM-B972A4	Early medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Early Medieval copper alloy strap end of Thomas Class A Type 2 with extensive incised and stamped decoration. The strap end is incomplete, missing its attachment end and damaged around the edges and at the terminal. The remaining piece is a flat strip, tapering in width towards the now rounded te...
	Rowel spur	SOM-B8DEA5	Medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Fragment of a cast copper alloy item, possibly a rowel spur. It is now broadly V shaped with two arms projecting out at about 30 degrees to each other and joined at their base. The shorter arm is C shaped in section with a concave back and concave front. There are old breaks along both sides sugg...
	Key (locking)	SOM-B8CBB7	Medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Medieval cast copper-alloy rotary key for a small lock, probably on a casket. The bow is mostly missing to old breaks but appears to have been an oval or circular loop with rectangular sectioned sides. The shank is oval in cross section, 5.7mm by 5.1mm with widened shoulders at the junction with...
	Pencil	SOM-A8D061	Medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
A complete cast lead rod, probably a pencil of Medieval to post-Medieval date (c. 1200 - c. 1650). This pencil is circular in cross-section, tapering slightly from one end to the other. The narrow end is pared to a point. The wider end expands into a flat irregular shaped head with a large, worn,...
	Weight	SOM-A84875	Post medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Two thirds of a Post Medieval cast copper alloy trade weight from the reigns of Elizabeth I to William III, 1558-1702 AD. The weight is circular with a wide raised rim on the top; the rim is divided into two by a central circular incised line running around it. The break is irregular and patinat...
	Cloth seal	SOM-A7E9F0	Post medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Incomplete Post Medieval lead-alloy Somerset alnage cloth seal. About two thirds of one of the pair of discs survives with its central stud. The stud was pushed through a hole in the other disk and stamped flat. The other disk and the rectangular tab joining the pair is missing. The surviving dis...
	Token	SOM-A76627	Post medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Post Medieval copper alloy token farthing issued by the City of Bristol c.1552-1604 AD. It is a sub rectangular piece of copper alloy sheet. It is stamped on one side with the initials 'C B' ('Civitas Bristol') within a double line circular border. On the other side is a ship sailing right issui...
	Toy	SOM-A6D351	Post medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
A Post Medieval whirligig or buzz disc/wheel, which has been cut from lead sheeting. The buzz disc is a slightly irregular circle and has a notched (serrated) edge. There are three holes in a row in the centre through which a looped string or cord would have been threaded; each is worn to an oval...
	Brooch	SOM-A57450	Iron age	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Central part of the bow of a Late Iron Age cast copper alloy birdlip type brooch. The top of the bow, head, pin and end of the foot are missing and only part of the catchplate survives. The remaining section of the upper part of the bow is circular ins ection. Just below the break at the top is a...
	Purse	SOM-A55E91	Medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Fragment of a late Medieval - Post medieval cast copper alloy purse frame. The frame fragment is V shaped in cross-section and has a slightly curved profile. The curve becoming more pronounced towards one end. One side is slightly thicker and decorated with inscribed pairs of diagonal lines in a ...
	Strap fitting	SOM-A51C15	Post medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Fragment of a Post Medieval cast copper alloy sword belt hanger. Just over half of a larger plate remains, the rest is lost to an old break. The remaining section includes a trefoil terminal at one end with a circular rivet hole in the central leaf of the trefoil. Beyond the terminal is a neck fr...
	Spoon	SOM-2A13F5	Post medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Two copper alloy spoon handle terminals of the baluster knop type. The terminals are similar in design. Both start with a small knop in the centre of a disk with a slightly convex top and base. Below the disk the terminals narrow then slightly expand to an oval knop below which is a narrow colla...
	Buckle	SOM-29C460	Medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
A cast copper-alloy pin of Medieval date (c. 1250 - c. 1400), with an oval loop at one end, which has become detached from an annular buckle or possibly brooch. The pin is D-shaped in cross-section with flat bottom and rounded top. It narrows slightly throughout its length from the loop towards t...
	Coin weight	SOM-297AA4	Post medieval	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Copper alloy square coin weight for a spur ryal of James I, tariffed at XVIs indicating it related to coins of the revalued 2nd coinage, 1612-1619 AD. These weights were replaced by round ones with similar designs post-1632 (Withers and Withers 1995:38). 16.6mm by 17.2mm, 3.7mm thick and 6.15 gra...
	Coin	SOM-14CEF1	Roman	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Roman copper alloy nummus, possibly a contemporary copy, of the House of Constantine, GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse (two soldiers standing flanking one standard), mint probably Arles, AD 335-341. The edges are chipped.
	Coin	SOM-14AA07	Roman	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Roman copper alloy nummus of Valens (364-378), SECVRITAS REI PVBLICAE reverse (Victory advancing left with wreath), mint unclear, AD 364-378. The edges of the coin are chipped down one side with c.10% of the flan lost.
	Coin	SOM-148961	Roman	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Roman copper alloy nummus of Valentinian I (364-375), SECVRITAS REI PVBLICAE reverse (Victory advancing left with wreath), minted at Aquileia, 364-367 AD, LRBC pt 2, no.986.