Record ID: DOR-E117FE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver sceat dating to 600 - 750. Aethiliraed type 105. Runic inscription on the obverse. Quilled crescent on the reverse. Date: Early-Medieval - c. 675 - 750 Diameter:11.56 mm Weight: 0.78 g This coin has also been recorded in the Corpus of Early Medieval Coin Finds (EMC) reference number 2023.0302
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
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Record ID: DOR-DC4829
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A  copper-alloy single looped rectangular buckle frame. The frame only remains, the pin is missing. The buckle frame is rectangular with three, flat, broad sides and the fourth largely taken up with a constriction for the attachment of the missing pin. The frame is flat and rectangular in cross section. The constriction is circular in cross section. The aperture in the centre of the frame is rectangular with rounded ends and a slight expansion to the frame constriction. The front of the frame is decorated along each of the short sides with two grooves flanking a knurled ridge…
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2024
Last updated: Saturday 6th April 2024
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Record ID: DOR-110E95
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy pendant, probably for horse harness. An arched plate of copper alloy with a loop at the top and gilding on the front. The suspension loop is set at a right-angle to the plate and has a low, circular hole through it. Below the loop is a rectangular "keystone" panel above a stylised human figure comprising a stylised face which extends into V-shaped legs. These elements are not gilded.  The face has a gilded recess with two pellet eyes. The triangle in the V-shape is recessed and decorated with chip-carved transverse ridges and is also gilded. Flan…
Created on: Wednesday 26th July 2023
Last updated: Saturday 14th October 2023
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Record ID: DOR-74D262
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy buckle. A single looped frame with a separate rectangular attachment loop at the rear. The D-shaped loop of the frame has a kidney-shaped aperture and a pointed outer edge with a notch for the pin flanked by low transverse ridges. The inner face of the outer edge of the loop is chamfered on the underside. At the ends of the bar of the loop are moulded ridged and curving projections. The bar has a central arched expansion with a central constriction for the attachment of the pin,. The pin has an expanded, pierced head where it attacheds to the bar the shaft o…
Created on: Friday 19th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 24th May 2023
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Record ID: DOR-BF679A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver pfennig of Heinrich II (1014 - 1024) or Conrad I (1024 - 1039). Issued in the German states, minted at Worms. On the obverse is a pedimented building or church with a large pellet inside the lower part. The pediment is divided in two by a central vertical line and there is a small pellet in each half. On the reverse is an equal-armed cross with expanded ends, a single pellet in each quarter. Also recorded as EMC number : 2022.0380 Date: Late Early-Medieval - c. 1014 - 1039 Diameter: 15..81 mm Weight: 0.75 g In the EMC record the author notes:&nbs…
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 4th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Litton Cheney', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-F07846
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete strap end. A zoomorphic strap end of Thomas Class a, type 1 (Trewhiddle style). An oval split plate strap end with a very stylised en-face zoomorphic terminal. At the attachment end are two circular rivet holes in the front  and rear plates with one corner broken. The complete rivet hole retains the small circular cross sectioned copper alloy rivet. The plate at the rear is broken and retains the remnant of the rivet holes. The plate is decorated on the front face with an incised interlace pattern filling most of the surface and with a framing band aro…
Created on: Saturday 25th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 27th April 2023
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Record ID: DOR-DCAAAD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy small-long brooch. The plate head, part of the bow and the rear lug only remain. The brooch has rectangular head plate with rounded corners. It is decorated on the front with a row of stamped triangles, points inwards, arount the outer edges. The reverse of the head plate is undecorated and has an integral, incomplete, perforated, vertical lug. At the centre adjacent to the lower a-edge is a raised rectangular area from which the bow extends from the lower edge of the plate. .The top of the bow is decorated with a large lozengiform boss, hollowed at…
Created on: Friday 24th March 2023
Last updated: Friday 1st December 2023
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Record ID: DOR-21439D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver penny of Edward the Elder, King of Wessex (899 - 924) dating to 924. A two line reverse type with the name of the moneyer Sigeferth. Reference: As North Vol 1, no. 649, similar to EMC 1006.0101 Date: Late Early-Medieval Diameter: 22.0 mm Weight:  1.50 g Die axis: 9
Created on: Thursday 8th December 2022
Last updated: Monday 30th January 2023
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Record ID: DOR-C585B8
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy openwork mount. An openwork plate with four expanded, pierced lugs for attachment. The plate is arched at the top and narrowed towards the base. It has moulded decoration of two stylised flanking birds. The birds are facing inwards, each with its pointed beak angled downwards and flanked by apertures. Each has a recessed eye. a groove to delineate head and body, a leg angled forward to below the point of the beak, and a long, flared tail. At the centre of the plate, where the beaks and legs conjoin, is a small, deeply moulded, mask-like decoration com…
Created on: Friday 17th June 2022
Last updated: Monday 15th August 2022
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Record ID: DOR-DA741C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy and cloisonné enamel circular brooch of Weetch Type 20 A. The brooch comprises a circular plate with pin fixings at the rear and a raised edge to form a circular recess in which is a decorative enamel inlay. The pin is missing. Projecting from the edge of the plate are the remnants of eight evenly spaced circular lobes. These originally had a small circular recess to hold a glass inlay, however only four are complete enough to exhibit this recess and none retain the inlay. The recess on the front of the plate is filled with a geometric design of Cloisonné …
Created on: Friday 25th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 31st March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Puddletown', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-88B816
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy sheet metal object. It is unclear what this item is, but it may be part of a Late Roman strap-end or an Early Medieval hooked tag. All that remains is a sub-triangular fragment of thin sheet metal with a gentle curve on its long axis (convex ao the front face). At the apex is and old transverse break. At the opposite, wide edge are two rounded lobes with a curved notch between (possibly a remnant of a rivet hole). The front face is decorated wtin a central longitudinal line of ring and dot motifs. Along one side is a second rom, most of the central dot…
Created on: Monday 21st March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 31st March 2022
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Record ID: DOR-3A7FC8
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy strap end of Thomas Class B Type 2. A zoomorphic strap end comprising a narrow body with a wedge-shaped split attachment end. At the bilobed terminal of the attachment end are two large, dome-headed rivets set transversely. The wedge-shaped end is split to about half its length and the front is decorated with niello inlay in curving and interlacing Trewhiddle style (although what is depicted is difficult to discern). The lower half of the strap end is narrowed to a rectangular, D-sectioned bar with transverse grooves at the top and just before the moulded animal-head te…
Created on: Tuesday 16th November 2021
Last updated: Thursday 25th November 2021
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Record ID: DOR-50F22B
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy stirrup strap mount. A Williams Class a Type 12 with closed cells. The plate is lozengiform with a a flat base and a round loop at the apex. The loop has a circular attachment hole. At the base is a backward projecting right angled flange with a single circular attachment hole at the mid point around which on the front rear and underside is considerable iron corrosion product. The plate is decorated with a raised framing rim and a central diagonal cross which forms four lozengiform recesses. At the junctions of the cross and edge and at the angled side corners of…
Created on: Friday 5th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 17th November 2021
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Record ID: DOR-A6A573
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early medieval silver penny of Offa of Mercia (757 - 796) dating to c. 784 - c. 792. Cross crosslet obverse type, moneyer: Babba, mint: Canterbury (North 266; Chick 89). References: North 1994: 83; Chick 2010: pl. 12. Diameter: 17.50 mm Weight: 1.03 g Die axis: 3 This is similar to two examples recorded in the Corpus of Early Medieval Coin Finds: EMC/SCBI Number 1992.76321 and EMC/SCBI Number 2018.0396
Created on: Thursday 28th October 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th April 2022
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Record ID: DOR-A9F0B3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cut farthing of Edward the Confessor (1042 - 1066) A Sovereign/Eagles type dating to 1056 - 1059. Uncertain mint and moneyer. Reference: North Volume 1, no. 827 Date: Late Early-Medieval Radius: 9.99 mm Weight: 0.29 g
Created on: Friday 23rd July 2021
Last updated: Thursday 23rd September 2021
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Record ID: DOR-A21E43
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Aethelred II (978 - 1016) dating to 1009 – 1017. Last Small Cross type. Minted by Aelfgar in Wareham. Reference: North Vol 1, no 777 (Hild A) Obverse: AEĐELRED REX ANGLO - bust facing left, laureate Reverse: AELFGAR ON PERHAM – small cross Diameter: 19.34 mm Weight: 1.49 g Die axis: 3 This appears to be a die match for EMC number : 1007.1290 https://emc.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/full-record/10071290 Recorded on the EMC - EMC 2021.0108 https://emc.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/full-record/20210108?&0=20210108
Created on: Friday 4th June 2021
Last updated: Monday 7th June 2021
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Record ID: DOR-315A77
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver hooked tag. The hooked tag has a sub-circular plate with two circular perforations towards the upper edge (these are arranged somewhat asymmetrically). There is an integral tapering hook projecting from the centre of the lower edge. The hook is thickened from the plate (projecting at the front and flush with the plate at the rear. It tapers to a point and is curved rearward. Date: Early Medieval - c. 700 - 1100 Dimensions: 17.79 mm x 11.48 mm x 3.40 mm Weight: 0.30 g Discussion: There are several examples of similar hooked tags on the PAS database, for example WMI…
Created on: Thursday 18th March 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 1st June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stalbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-98D2F9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver sceat (penny). Secondary phase (710 - 750). Series J . Two heads facing with cross between/whorl of four crude birds with cross in centre. BMC 37 Reference: North Volume 1, number 135 Diameter: 12.87 mm Weight: 0.86 g Die axis: uncertain
Created on: Thursday 23rd July 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 12th August 2020
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Record ID: DOR-989FF4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An early-medieval cut halfpenny of Aethelred II (978 - 1016), 'Last Small Cross' type (c.AD1009-17; North 777), mint and moneyer uncertain (possibly Aelfgar at Tamworth. Ref: North 1994: 160-1). The bust style (only the back of the head visible) belongs to North's (1994: 161) 'West Midlands' type. The reverse inscription [ ]LFGAR ON[ ] is most likely to represent the moneyer Aelfgar at the mint in Tamworth. Date: Late Early-Medieval Diameter: 18.38 mm Weight: 0.68 g Die axis: 5
Created on: Thursday 23rd July 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 12th August 2020
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Record ID: DOR-1EAA8B
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy hooked tag. A Read Class E Type 1. The tag has a heart-shaped plate with a bilobed top and tapering hook opposite.The lobes at the top have central circular attachment holes. At the tapered base of the plate is a transverse collar above the narrowed and tapering rearward hook. The whole front of the plate is decorated. There are a series of circular stamped recesses set around a central irregular incised oval infilled with short,slightly angled lines. The lines and framing band have a dark grey colour, possibly from niello inlay. The circular recesses extend over the lo…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd June 2020
Last updated: Friday 3rd July 2020
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