Moving away from coins for a month and into a completely different period, the find of the month is an Iron Age brooch from Inkpen, West Berkshire. The object is a brooch which is known as as a Vale Brooch from the Oxfordshire / Berkshire area. This example is lozenge-shaped in plan with an openwork …more
Category: Periods
Find of the Month – February
Another coin this week, found just outside Berkshire in Letcombe Regis, Oxfordshire; an area which used to be part of Berkshire (BERK-CA83BD). It is a silver half crown of Charles I (AD 1625-1649). It is dated to AD 1628-1629 by its anchor initial mark. The coin is heavily worn around the edges and possibly clipped. The half crown was …more
Find of the Month – January 2024
This find of the month for the start of 2024 is a coin of an Emperor I don’t see much. In fact it is only the second I have recorded. The coin was found in Leckhampstead, West Berkshire and is a denarius of the Roman Emperor Tiberius (AD 14-37). BERK-242C7B The coin shows a female …more
Find of the Month – September
The find of the month for September is an usual Early Medieval die from Chieveley, West Berkshire. The object looks very much like a Pressblech die, but these are usually circular and were used for making bracteates (sinlge sided gold pendants). The die is triangular in plan with a carved border of notches. Within the …more
Find of Month – July and August
July The find of the month for July is a rather special one. Very recently I created my 4000th record since starting with the PAS. Number 4000 is a Roman denarius found in Shottesbrooke, Berkshire. It is a silver Roman denarius of Hadrian (AD 117-138) dating to AD 118 (Reece period 6) P M TR P COS II // …more
Find of the Month – June
It is not often that mourning rings come across our desk as FLOs. There are just under 250 on the PAS database, mostly dating to the 16th – 18th century. The use of mourning rings began in the 14th century, but it is in the 16th – 18th century that they became more popular to …more
Find of the Month – May
A little later than usual , trying to decide which would be this months find of the month. A rather unusual token found in Hampshire also matches others found in the area. This lead token dates to the Medieval period. The token appears to imitate coins however the reverse goes against this suggestion. The obverse …more
Find of the Month – April
Aprils find of the month is a copper alloy terminal in the form of an eagle’s head, probably a cart fitting of Roman date. It was found in Ramsbury, Wiltshire. The terminal is hollow, the attachment end would have originally been circular, it is now bent and broken out of shape. There are two raised moulded …more
Find of the Month – March
The find of the month for March wasn’t found in March but is a treasure find, found in Padworth, West Berkshire, acquired by West Berkshire Museum and accessioned into the collection recently. The find is 10 coins and a purse bar found as a hoard. The coins date from the 14th to 16th century, ending …more
Find of the Month – February
Before writing up this months find a little research was needed to fully establish the date. This iron bearded axe was brought in for recording, found in Hannington, Hampshire is amazingly well preserved. Iron is one of the less common materials on the database as it often does not survive well and iron objects are …more
