Record ID: IOW-97F9E4
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy pin (c. 800-c. 870). The faceted head of the pin is polyhedral or cuboid and is decorated on each side with four ring-and-dot motifs. These are in a lozenge formation. The upper face has a single ring-and-dot motif. The motif on the upper surface is not as well defined as those on the sides. There is a collar between the head and shaft. The bent shaft is circular in cross-section and diminishes in diameter from the collar to the blunt point. This pin has a green patina overall. Length: 34.0mm; length if straightened: 39.1mm…
Created on: Thursday 8th December 2016
Last updated: Sunday 22nd July 2018
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Record ID: IOW-72412C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A clipped Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver penny of Aethelred II (978-1016), dating to the period 979-985. Hand of Providence (first hand) reverse type (North 1994: 158, ref: 767). Obverse: [+EƉELRED REX ANGL], Diademed and draped bust left. Reverse: [ ], Hand of Providence issuing from clouds, at side: A ω. Diameter: 11.0mm. Weight: 0.46g. DA=12:6. North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Tuesday 6th December 2016
Last updated: Monday 17th July 2017
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Record ID: IOW-580E18
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) probable cruciform brooch (c. 410-c. 600). This fragment is zoomorphic, the lower half taking the form an animal-head mask. The upper half of the leg has horizontal ridges, one close to the break, a fainter one below and further below three parallel ones together. Below the later ridges the sides flare to four lobes in a square shape. These may represent eyes and eyebrows. Below the eyes, the width narrows and is bevelled at the front. The leg terminates with two lobes, one at each side. These may represent nostrils. The rear face is fl…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd November 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd November 2016
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Record ID: IOW-228A93
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver penny of Ethelred II (978-1016), minted by Leofwine at Winchester. Small cross type, 978-979 (North 1994: 158, ref: 764). Obverse: + (cross pattée) ÆÐELRED REX ANGLOR; Diademed bust facing left, no pellets before. Reverse: + (cross pattée) LEOFPIN ON PINTCEST; Small cross pattée. Diameter: 19.0mm. Weight: 1.57g. DA=12:9. North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Tuesday 8th November 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 9th November 2016
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Record ID: IOW-0F525D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver sceat (c. 710-c. 740) of Wodan Series H, Type 49 (Abramson 2006: 16 and 55; North 1994: 64, ref. 103, plate 1, no. 48). Mint of Hamwic (Southampton). Obverse: Small moustached face centrally with a beaded outline, eight roundels, beaded neck, all within a beaded border. Reverse: Crested peacock displaying, roundel above and five pellet cross below neck, all within a beaded border. Diameter: 12.3mm. Weight: 0.91g. DA=12:2. Abramson, T. 2006. Sceattas an Illustrated Guide. Heritage Marketing & Publications Ltd. King's Lynn. …
Created on: Monday 7th November 2016
Last updated: Monday 12th December 2016
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Record ID: IOW-F44ADB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) Saltire Group (sub-group 3), Annulet Cross, variety 2, type 51 silver sceat AD 675-750. Spink: 833; Abramson 2006: 108, ref: 600. Obverse: Annulet cross in double beaded border, three pellets in each angle. Reverse: Saltire pommée within double beaded standard with three pellets in each angle, tufa above and to side containing pellet. Diameter: 12.5mm. Weight: 0.92g. Abramson, T. 2006. Sceattas an Illustrated Guide. Heritage Marketing & Publications Ltd. King's Lynn.
Created on: Sunday 6th November 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 8th November 2016
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Record ID: IOW-F3F3AA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver sceat issued at Ribe, Denmark (c. 675-c. 750). Series X, variety F (Abramson 2006: 15 and 39). Obverse: Facing, radiate, Wodan head with chevron beard, annulet containing pellet at either side and above. Line border with a beaded border. Reverse: Monster in flight right, looking back, gaping jaws biting raised tail. Prominent member and clawed feet below. Line border with a beaded border. Diameter: 11.4mm. Weight: 0.82g. DA=12:9. Compare with: BERK-B54AAF and SOM-F5CD40. Abramson, T. 2006. Sceattas an Illustrated Guide. Her…
Created on: Sunday 6th November 2016
Last updated: Monday 7th November 2016
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Record ID: IOW-4F9B66
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver sceat (c. 710 - c. 740) of Wodan Series H, Type 49 (Abramson 2006: 16 and 54; North 1994, 64, ref. 103, plate 1, no. 48). Mint of Hamwic (Southampton). Obverse: Shield decorated with eight pellets in annulets; face in circle of pellets as central boss, all within a beaded border. Reverse: Crested peacock displaying, right. 'Rosette' below head (five pellets), pellet in annulet above head and pelleted element around and below tail, all within a beaded border. Diameter: 11.9mm. Weight: 0.77g. DA=12:6. North, J.J. 1994. Englis…
Created on: Saturday 29th October 2016
Last updated: Monday 8th May 2017
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Record ID: IOW-4F41A9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver sceat (c. 710 - c. 740) of Wodan Series H, Type 49 (Abramson 2006: 16 and 54; North 1994, 64, ref. 103, plate 1, no. 48). Mint of Hamwic (Southampton). Obverse: Shield decorated with seven pellets in annulets; face in circle of pellets as central boss, all within a beaded border. Reverse: Crested peacock displaying, right. 'Rosette' below head (five pellets), pellet in annulet above head and pelleted element around and below tail, all within a beaded border. Diameter: 12.3mm. Weight: 0.97g. DA=12:6. North, J.J. 1994. English H…
Created on: Saturday 29th October 2016
Last updated: Monday 8th May 2017
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Record ID: IOW-A0A156
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy ansate brooch (c. 650-c. 800). Thorle Group II. The pin is missing. The plain flat head (13.9mm x 11.8mm x 2.0mm) is rectangular in plan with rounded corners. The bow is strongly arched in side profile and is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. At the top the bow has a width of 5.2mm, at the bottom the width is 5.4mm and the width at the centre is 4.9mm. The centre of the bow has a thickness of 4.0mm. It is unclear what shape the foot would have been as some material has been lost from the edges due to abrasion. …
Created on: Friday 21st October 2016
Last updated: Sunday 23rd October 2016
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Record ID: IOW-7D7783
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Early-Medieval gold tremissis, attributed to the Visigoths in Gaul, imitating a Roman Imperial coin of the emperor Libius Severus (Severus III) (AD 461-465), dating to the period c. AD 461-470. Mintmark: -//[C]OMOB Obverse: D N SEVER-VS P F AVG, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: VICTOR-IA AVGGG, Victory standing left holding long jewelled cross. Diameter: 13.7mm. Weight: 1.39g. DA=12:6. As RIC X p.460, no.3763.
Created on: Wednesday 19th October 2016
Last updated: Monday 24th October 2016
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Record ID: IOW-E29B7B
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) to Medieval copper-alloy weight with a lead alloy infill (c. 950-c. 1150). The weight is sub-circular in plan with rounded sides. Both faces have a copper-alloy cross pattée and its angles and the inside of the weight are filled with lead alloy. One face and the sides have some lead alloy adhering to their surfaces. The copper-alloy is dull green and the lead alloy is off-white. Maximum diameter: 22.3mm; maximum thickness: 11.0mm. Weight: 19.76g. (305.20 grains). Similar, but larger, objects found in Winchester and weighing 3304gr a…
Created on: Wednesday 12th October 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 18th October 2016
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Record ID: IOW-D510D4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small fragment of an Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver coin of Aethelred II (978-1016) of the Helmet type (c. 1003-1009), probably minted at Winchester (North 1994: 159, ref: 775, bmc viii). Obverse: [ ]X AN[ ]; Bust left in armour and radiate helmet Reverse: [ ]INC[ ] (NC ligated); Long cross voided, each limb terminating in three crescents over square with trefoil at each point Length: 9.0mm; width: 6.2mm. Weight: 0.14g. North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Tuesday 11th October 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 18th October 2016
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Record ID: IOW-92ED94
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver-gilt small square-headed brooch (c. 450-c. 600). Treasure case no. 2016 T797. Part of the head-plate, part of the bow, the pin and the lower part of the brooch are missing. The brooch is moulded at the front and flat at the rear. It has a flat head-plate frame decorated with two parallel wavy lines of punched indentations. The raised head-plate second panel has a line of deep interlocking triangular cells some of which contain a silver grey substance which may be decayed niello. The inner panel has a 'beaded' border and is divided i…
Created on: Saturday 8th October 2016
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
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Record ID: IOW-3FC13B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and corroded Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy pin from a single-loop buckle (c. 575-c. 625). The pin is of the 'shield-on-tongue' type, similar in shape to a violin. In plan, it has a rounded end then a waist formed by two rounded cut-outs, and then two notched lobes, one at each side. The upper face of the shield is recessed to form a cell for decorative material. However, none has survived. On the underside of the shield, part of an embedded iron loop can be seen. The shaft of the pin projects from the lobes towards the strongly down-curved tip, part of whi…
Created on: Tuesday 4th October 2016
Last updated: Thursday 21st September 2017
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Record ID: IOW-3E7570
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
IOW2016-7-247 A complete and corroded Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy pin from a single-loop buckle (c. 575-c. 625). The pin is of the 'shield-on-tongue' type, similar in shape to a violin. In plan, it has a rounded end then a waist formed by two rounded cut-outs, one at each side. There is an incomplete integral loop at the rear. The shaft of the pin is rounded at the front and flat at the rear. In plan, the shaft of the pin tapers in width towards a down-turned rounded tip. This pin is generally green and off-white with traces of a slightly darker green patina. There…
Created on: Tuesday 4th October 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 5th October 2016
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Record ID: IOW-16DCEC
Object type: RING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy ring, possibly of Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon), sixth century date (c. 500-c. 600). The ring is sub-circular in plan and cross-section. On the outer face it has a median circumferential ridge flanked on each side by a narrow groove. Possibly due to wear, it narrows in width and thickness at one point. This ring has a high-tin content which gives it a silvery appearance. There are small areas of corrosion. Maximum external diameter: 23.7mm; maximum internal diameter: 15.9mm; maximum width: 4.3mm; minimum width: 3.0mm; maximum thickness: 6.0mm; minimum t…
Created on: Sunday 2nd October 2016
Last updated: Monday 3rd October 2016
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Record ID: IOW-6ABA6D
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) to Medieval bridle cheek-piece (1000-1100). The piece is irregular in plan, moulded at the front and flat at the rear. The front is in the form of a crouched beast in Ringerike-style facing left in profile. It has a long beak or snout and the body encloses an oval opening, 9.5 x 8.3mm. The rear face is plain. This fitting is reddish brown with light green corrosion products and the edges are abraded. Length: 60.5mm; width: 30.0mm; thickness: 5.1mm. Weight: 29.69g. Compare with: SOM-C97807.
Created on: Wednesday 31st August 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 5th October 2016
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Record ID: IOW-E0BEE9
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian)-Medieval copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount (1000-1100). Williams Class A, Type 11A. The mount is sub-triangular in plan, having convex sides and a horizontal base. It is moulded at the front and flat at the rear. At the top of the mount is an integral tri-lobed apex attachment loop. The circular aperture is 3.2mm in diameter. Near the horizontal base of the mount, close to each corner, there is a corroded iron rivet. Both rivets are largely obscured by iron corrosion. On the rear face, along the lower edge, is a flange which projects at…
Created on: Wednesday 24th August 2016
Last updated: Friday 1st November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-A1F47D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete (unfinished) Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy brooch (c. 450-c. 550). The pin lug is intact but has not been pierced. The flat arms, slightly convex at the front and flat at the rear, are of slightly different lengths (17.5mm and 13.2mm) making the brooch not strictly equal-armed. They are broadly 'T'-shaped, with the rounded wide ends adjoining the bow (widths 12.4 and 11.1mm). The long elements both taper to a rounded end. The faceted bow that joins the arms curves very slightly in side profile. It is triangular in cross-section and flat at the rear. At the…
Created on: Sunday 21st August 2016
Last updated: Thursday 22nd March 2018
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