Finds within constituency of Coventry North West
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Button | WMID-BFBBF3 |
Post medieval | West Midlands |
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| A worn and broken cast copper-alloy button of post-medieval date, dating from the mid 16th to 17th century. The button is globular in shape and the remains of an integrally cast projecting loop emerge from the reverse. This is broken. The button measures 11.74 mm wide and 12.55 mm thick (includin... | |||||
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Button | WMID-BF9D48 |
Post medieval | West Midlands |
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| A worn and broken cast copper-alloy button of post-medieval date, dating from the mid 16th to 17th century. The button is globular in shape and the remains of an integrally cast projecting loop emerge from the reverse. This is broken. The button measures 11.67 mm wide and 10.19 mm thick (includin... | |||||
| Coin | WMID-BF77F6 |
Post medieval | West Midlands |
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| A post-medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I, dating from 1591-1594. Minted in London. | |||||
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Casting waste | WAW-8D4521 |
Iron age | Warwickshire |
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| In plan the copper ally casting waste is oval in plan with a rough, bubbled surface. The underside is domed with a slightly flattened base which is smooth. It measures 100.48mm long 79.47mm wide, 16.32mm thick. It weighs 606g. The shape of the waste suggests it was cooled in a crucible with the ... | |||||
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Ring | WMID-937427 |
Post medieval | West Midlands |
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| Treasure Case: 2010 T709 Findspot: 'Allesley Area', Coventry PAS ID: WMID-937427 Date: Late 17th or early 18th century. Description: Gold ornamental ring, square bezel set with colourless stone. The bezel, with fluted decoration at the sides, is enamelled in pale blue; the shoulder with engraved... | |||||
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Ring | WMID-937427 |
Post medieval | West Midlands |
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| Treasure Case: 2010 T709 Findspot: 'Allesley Area', Coventry PAS ID: WMID-937427 Date: Late 17th or early 18th century. Description: Gold ornamental ring, square bezel set with colourless stone. The bezel, with fluted decoration at the sides, is enamelled in pale blue; the shoulder with engraved... | |||||
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Pipe (smoking) | WMID-6622E3 |
Post medieval | West Midlands |
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| Two fragments from post-medieval clay pipes. It is uncertain whether they are from the same pipe. One is a stem fragment, 11.8 mm in diameter with a bore hole of 1.6 mm. The second fragment includes the stem, which has a diameter of 12.2 mm and a bore hole of approximately 2 mm in diameter. T... | |||||
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Hammer head | WMID-65A844 |
Post medieval | West Midlands |
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| A socketed iron hammer head, missing its handle. The hammer head is slightly bowed and is blunt at each end. There is a sub-rectangular socket in the centre for attachment of a handle. The socket measures 19.5 mm long and 7.8 mm wide and is orientated to with its longest side along the length... | |||||
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Vessel | WMID-652243 |
Post medieval | West Midlands |
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| A large shard from a glass bottle or jug. Not enough of the vessel survives to confidently date it based upon its form, but it is likely to be 18th century in date. The glass is a very dark green in colour. Other finds recovered from the area range in date from the 14th century to the 18th centur... | |||||
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Vessel | WMID-64FB42 |
Medieval | West Midlands |
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| A wheelthrown ceramic vessel sherd of medieval date, probably dating from the 13th to 14th centuries. The sherd is from the base of a vessel, with a small amount of the vessel wall remaining also. The sherd is decorated with a green lead glaze on the exterior whilst the interior is unglazed. Whee... | |||||
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Vessel | WMID-64B747 |
Post medieval | West Midlands |
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| Four sherds from what is probably an 18th century drinking vessel, probably a mug. Three of the sherds appear to be Staffordshire 'mottled ware', and have a dark brown lead glaze. Two of these have lateral ribbed decoration and fit together so are clearly part of the same vessel. A third lacks th... | |||||
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Mug | WMID-647BB1 |
Post medieval | West Midlands |
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| A large base and body sherd from a post-medieval ceramic mug. The broken sherd is semi-circular at the base indicating that the base was once circular and would have had a diameter of 71 mm. The remains of the mug measure 39 mm high. The bottom of the mug is unglazed but the interior and upper pa... | |||||
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Pipe (architectural) | WMID-63C9A5 |
Medieval | West Midlands |
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| A fragment of what may be an architectural pipe. The material appears to be concrete rather than ceramic, and is curved, suggesting it may have been a pipe. The interior is covered in a dark grey to black deposit - this does not appear to be a glaze and so may be associated with the object's use,... | |||||
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Animal bone | WMID-63A1B6 |
Medieval | West Midlands |
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| Five animal bones. The bones were recovered from an area which has produced 14th century tile and pottery as well as pottery of 17th to 18th century and tile of indeterminate date. | |||||
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Tile | WMID-6372C3 |
Medieval | West Midlands |
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| Two ceramic tiles. One is probably a floor tile, the other is less certain and may possibly be a roof tile. The floor tile is sub-square in shape although it may be broken on one edge. It measures 84.5 mm long and 83 mm wide and is 20.5 mm thick. It weighs 244.5 grams. It is undecorated. ... | |||||
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Floor tile | WMID-615108 |
Medieval | West Midlands |
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| A medieval ceramic patterned floor tile of 14th to 15th century in date. The tile is decorated with a white clay slip which has been poured into a pattern created by a wooden stamp. The tile was then fired after being sprinkled with a lead ore, which had produced a slightly uneven yellow glaze. T... | |||||
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Mount | NARC-DB1815 |
Unknown | West Midlands |
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| A cast lead mount in the form of a stylised dolphin, or possibly a fish. The dolphin has an arched back and a tail which loops back on itself to meet with the arched back. The object has a flat base with slight traces of solder, and this may have been a handle for some sort of vessel. Slight trac... | |||||
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Coin | CCI-730572 |
Iron age | West Midlands |
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| No description recorded | |||||
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Coin | CCI-20254 |
Iron age | West Midlands |
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| No description recorded | |||||
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Coin | CCI-20504 |
Iron age | West Midlands |
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| No description recorded | |||||
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Coin | CCI-00369 |
Iron age | West Midlands |
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| No description recorded | |||||
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Finger ring | WMID-A03B52 |
Medieval | West Midlands |
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| Description: A plain gold finger ring of late Medieval to early post-Medieval date. D-section hoop. The ring is in very good condition with some minor nicks and scratches visible. There are no inscriptions or markings on either the inner or outer surface. The ring was found during excavation... | |||||
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Pin | WMID-A026C1 |
Post medieval | West Midlands |
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| Description: A silver-gilt dress-pin consisting of a spherical head and near-complete shaft, most probably of post-Medieval date. The point of the shaft appears to have broken off. The head is decorated with a double band of filigree running around the circumference, measuring 1.5mm in width. Bot... | |||||
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Brooch | LEIC-8DE495 |
Medieval | Warwickshire |
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| Medieval copper alloy annular brooch fragment, 35mm in diameter and 3mm thick. The object is in a fair condition with a brownish patina and weighs 4.95grams. The upper surface, which is 7mm wide, is decorated with an incised border which contains an inscription in lombardic lettering. The brooch ... | |||||
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Sculpture | WAW-A7F853 |
Roman | West Midlands |
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| The object is a carved stone sculpture of a probable boar or pig. A close comparison has not, so far, been found, therefore the date is not certain. However, Martin Henig has commented in correspondence that he doesn’t see why it is not Roman, and mentions a boar discovered in Bath, Wiltshire (... | |||||
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Sculpture | WAW-A7F853 |
Roman | West Midlands |
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| The object is a carved stone sculpture of a probable boar or pig. A close comparison has not, so far, been found, therefore the date is not certain. However, Martin Henig has commented in correspondence that he doesn’t see why it is not Roman, and mentions a boar discovered in Bath, Wiltshire (... | |||||
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Token | WMID-B8CBA6 |
Post medieval | West Midlands |
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| A cast lead token dating to the 17th century (thickness: 1.8mm; diameter: 26.5mm; weight: 6.83g). The token is only decotated on one surface with four petals, a cross bar running across the diameter and six pellets in between. The reverse is plain.Similar examples are illustrated in Mitchiner &... | |||||
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Coin | WMID-7A21D3 |
Post medieval | West Midlands |
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| A silver sixpence of William III, minted in 1697 AD. The coin is in a fair and slightly worn condition with most of the detail still recognisable. | |||||
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Coin | WMID-7A21D3 |
Post medieval | West Midlands |
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| A silver sixpence of William III, minted in 1697 AD. The coin is in a fair and slightly worn condition with most of the detail still recognisable. | |||||
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Vessel | WMID-794846 |
Medieval | West Midlands |
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| A cast copper alloy cauldron/ skillet foot (length: 42.5mm; width: 41.5mm; thickness [at base of foot]: 28mm; weight: 116.33g). A simple form with flange/ ridge down the centre at the front of the foot. There are remains of heavy iron corrosion at the top of the foot where it becomes more narro... | |||||
