Finds within constituency of Hemel Hempstead
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Coin | BUC-0D6B61 |
Post medieval | Hertfordshire |
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| A silver groat of Mary I. Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left just visible, inscription: MARIA D ANG FRA HIB REGI. Reverse description: Straight sided shield with a cross fourchee over, inscription: VERITAS TEMPORIS FILIA. Mint: London | |||||
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Coin | BH-E371B0 |
Medieval | Hertfordshire |
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| A silver penny of Henry III (1216-1272); Voided short-cross coinage, Class 8b (Wren 8b2), struck 1242-1244; mint and moneyer: Nichole on Lun (London). Dimensions: 17mm diameter, 0.4mm thick. Weight: 1.37g. | |||||
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Vessel | BH-8F40D5 |
Roman | Buckinghamshire |
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| A copper-alloy handle attachment from a Roman metal vessel. The artefact takes the form of a moulded representation of a human bust, with the circular loop attachment extending upwards from the top of the head. The face is executed in high relief and is angled to the figure's right. The face is o... | |||||
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Coin | BH-43C987 |
Post medieval | Hertfordshire |
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| A silver Maundy penny of Charles II, dated '1684'. Dimensions: 11.9mm diameter, 0.4mm thick. Weight: 0.53g. | |||||
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Mount | BH-51EA06 |
Early medieval | Buckinghamshire |
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| A copper-alloy mount of Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date. The head of the mount is sub-circular and of flat section. The upper surface is decorated with a 'chip carved' design which retains much of its original gilding. At the centre of this design there is a triple-stranded, interlaced quatrefo... | |||||
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Mount | BH-506F42 |
Early medieval | Buckinghamshire |
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| A copper-alloy mount of Early-Medieval (early Anglo-Saxon) date. The mount is roughly square, with a frame around a central panel decorated with a 'chip-carved' design in which a combination of V-shaped grooves and ridges defines a zoomorphic pattern. At the base of this panel is the head frame o... | |||||
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Mount | BH-506F42 |
Early medieval | Buckinghamshire |
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| A copper-alloy mount of Early-Medieval (early Anglo-Saxon) date. The mount is roughly square, with a frame around a central panel decorated with a 'chip-carved' design in which a combination of V-shaped grooves and ridges defines a zoomorphic pattern. At the base of this panel is the head frame o... | |||||
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Buckle | BH-392F86 |
Medieval | Hertfordshire |
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| A copper-alloy single-loop buckle, dating from the Medieval period. The slightly distorted frame is sub-rectangular, having bowed horizontal sides and being slightly wider at the outer side than at the axis bar end. The axis bar is of circular section and is offset, as is the outer side, which is... | |||||
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Token | BH-3B9E86 |
Medieval | Hertfordshire |
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| A cast lead token of Medieval to post-Medieval date. The one decorated side of the uniface token is divided into seven segments, each containing a single pellet. The condition of the piece is poor, being bent and corroded. Dimensions: 21.8mm diameter, 2.5mm thick; weight: 7.6g. | |||||
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Coin | BH-3B27B4 |
Roman | Hertfordshire |
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| An incomplete and very worn copper-alloy dupondius or as (probably) of 1st or 2nd century date. Dimensions: 25.6mm diameter, 3mm thick. Weight: 7.6g. | |||||
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Token | BH-93E766 |
Medieval | Hertfordshire |
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| A cast lead token of Medieval to post-Medieval date. The uniface token is poorly cast and sub-circular in plan. Four relief-moulded lines, which cross at the centre, divide the decorated surface into eight segments of roughly equal size. The artefact measures 22mm in diameter, 1.2mm thick and wei... | |||||
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Vessel | BH-5EC1F6 |
Roman | Hertfordshire |
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| A copper-alloy escutcheon from a Roman vessel. The artefact is of roughly 'L-shaped' profile, having a vertical upper portion and angling downwards and outwards at the bottom. The vertical portion is sub-rectangular in plan, its upper surface decorated by a recessed transverse band with low centr... | |||||
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Coin | BH-5E15F7 |
Post medieval | Hertfordshire |
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| A milled copper-alloy farthing of William and Mary, minted in 1694. Measures 21.5mm in diameter, 1.5mm thick and weighs 5.1g. | |||||
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Coin | BH-5DF3E3 |
Post medieval | Hertfordshire |
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| A Scottish silver thirty pence of James VI (1567-1625); Seventh coinage, minted 1594-1599. The coin appears to have been deliberately bent to create a 'love token'. It measures 18.1mm in diameter, 0.2mm thick and weighs 1.5g. | |||||
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Token | BH-5D6C07 |
Post medieval | Hertfordshire |
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| A copper-alloy token farthing of Frances Mathus of Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, who died in 1675. Ref.: Williamson 1967: Vol. II, p. 303, no. 50. Obverse: F. M. 'FRANCES.MATHVS' Reverse: F. M. 'BISHOPS.STARFORD' Measures 15.6mm in diameter, 0.5mm thick and weighs 0.9g. | |||||
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Coin | BH-46BB76 |
Roman | Hertfordshire |
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| A copper-alloy nummus of the House of Constantine; 'Victory on prow of boat' reverse, minted AD 330-335. Measures 15.2mm in diameter, 1.1mm thick and weighs 1.5g. | |||||
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Coin | BH-469018 |
Roman | Hertfordshire |
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| A silver denarius of Septimius Severus (AD 193-211); MART VICT reverse; minted at Emesa, AD 194-195. Ref.: RIC Vol IV (part I), p. 145, no. 404var*. The sub-oval coin measures 21.3mm in diameter, 1.5mm thick and weighs 2.6g. Copper corrosion adheres to the worn surface. | |||||
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Mount | PUBLIC-0E3577 |
Post medieval | Hertfordshire |
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| A post-medieval open work mount. Made of cast copper-alloy with a fleur de lis shaped design radiating from a centrally shape ribbed boss which measures 9mm in diameter. The back is plain and has two integral pointed lugs, both bent inwards. At the centre of the mount, there is a radially ribbed ... | |||||
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Coin hoard | BH-F2CFF6 |
Medieval | Buckinghamshire |
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| The find comprises a silver medieval penny folded in half and within the folded coin is another penny broken into two pieces.The legibility of the exterior penny is poor but enough is visible to identify it as a Cross-and-Crosslets penny of Henry II dated between 1158 and 1180. Coins of this peri... | |||||
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Harness pendant | PUBLIC-1DB3A2 |
Medieval | Buckinghamshire |
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| Medieval copper alloy harness pendant, probably of late 13th or 14th century date The harness pendant is shield-shaped and is complete (with an overall length of 44.0mm and a weight of 11.0g). The loop is at right angles to the pendant (and has a length of 11mm, a depth of 7.5mm, with a thickness... | |||||
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Strap | BH-240777 |
Early medieval | Buckinghamshire |
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| An incomplete copper-alloy strap-end of Early Medieval date. The strap-end is of thin section, has slightly convex long sides and is broken at both ends. The attachment is entirely missing. The upper surface bears an incised design, the main surviving element of which is a pair of circles (one i... | |||||
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Strap end | BH-233174 |
Early medieval | Buckinghamshire |
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| A damaged and corroded copper-alloy strap-end, dating from Early Medieval period. At the top is a damaged attachment, into which the now-missing strap would have slotted. There are the remains of two rivet holes in what remains of the back plate; the upper plate is entirely missing. The long sid... | |||||
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Buckle | BH-223D16 |
Medieval | Buckinghamshire |
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| A copper-alloy single-loop buckle. The frame is sub-oval in plan, extending to a pointed pin rest at the centre of the outer side. The surfaces of the frame slope downwards and outwards. The pin is bent but surivives in situ, looped through a hole at the centre of the frame's inner vertical si... | |||||
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Mount | BH-220E82 |
Medieval | Buckinghamshire |
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| A bent copper-alloy bar mount of Late Medieval date (cf. Egan and Pritchard 1991: 134). The bar is of semi-circular section. A transverse ridge at each end of the bar separates it from a scallop-shaped terminal. The mount would have been attached by two rivets, one located within each terminal. ... | |||||
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Buckle | BH-21DEE2 |
Post medieval | Buckinghamshire |
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| A copper-alloy double-loop buckle, dating from the late 17th century to early 18th century (cf. Whitehead 1996: 98, fig. 615). The frame is symmetrical, the two sides separated by a iron axis bar which sits within an incomplete copper-alloy spindle, at the centre of which is a remnant of the iro... | |||||
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Token | BH-219E35 |
Post medieval | Buckinghamshire |
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| A cast lead token of probable post-Medieval date. The token is sub-circular in plan. On one side are the relief-moulded letters 'I H'; on the opposite side is what appears to be a monogram of the same two letters. The token measures 17.6mm in diameter, 2.5mm thick and weighs 3.94g. | |||||
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Token | BH-218C52 |
Medieval | Buckinghamshire |
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| A cast lead token of Medieval to post-Medieval date. The token is circular in plan and of thin section. The crudely executed design consists of a relief-moulded cross with a single pellet in each quarter. The other side of the token is blank. The piece is bent and corroded. It measures 19.1mm in... | |||||
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Hooked tag | BH-2160A8 |
Medieval | Buckinghamshire |
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| An incomplete copper-alloy hooked tag, probably dating from the Late Medieval to early post-Medieval period. The plate is of openwork form, with a circular perforation located close to each of its four corner points. The nature of the relief-moulded decoration is uncertain, possibly representing... | |||||
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Spear | BH-212E40 |
Bronze age | Buckinghamshire |
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| A fragment of a Mid to Late Bronze Age copper-alloy socketed spear head. One vertical edge of the sub-rectangular fragment contains part of the conical socket. From here, the thickness tapers towards the sharp outer side. The small diameter of the socket, and its proximity to the outer edge, sug... | |||||
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Coin | BH-20EC67 |
Roman | Buckinghamshire |
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| A slightly worn and corroded copper-alloy nummus of Magnentius (AD 350-353); VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE reverse, minted at Amiens, AD 350-353. RIC nos. 11 or 13. Measures 21.2mm in diameter, 1.8mm thick and weighs 3.48g. | |||||
