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    • Broad period:POST MEDIEVAL
    • Created by:Laura Burnett
    • Primary material:Silver
    • Institution:SOM
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Record ID: SOM-6F7CD5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-Medieval silver Venetian Soldino of Doge Leonardo Loredan dating to AD 1501-1521. Venice mint.
Created on: Friday 3rd April 2020
Last updated: Friday 3rd April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chewton Mendip CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-60A196
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post medieval silver half groat of James I (1603 - 1625) dating to 1611-1612. Initial mark mullet. Mint of London. North (1991, 146) No. 2105.
Created on: Thursday 2nd April 2020
Last updated: Thursday 2nd April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chewton Mendip CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-60508B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I dating to AD 1561-1603. Initial mark unclear, unclear date on coin. Minted at London. North 1997 or 2015. This coin is extremely worn and slightly bent.
Created on: Thursday 2nd April 2020
Last updated: Thursday 2nd April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chewton Mendip CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-60289B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-Medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to 1575. Second issue, eglantine initial mark. Minted in London. North (1991:135) no.1998.
Created on: Thursday 2nd April 2020
Last updated: Thursday 2nd April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chewton Mendip CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-600E33
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to AD 1583 to 1603; initial mark unclear, minted at London, North (1991:137) no.2016.
Created on: Thursday 2nd April 2020
Last updated: Thursday 2nd April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chewton Mendip CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-5FE8BB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to AD 1602 to 1603; initial mark 2, minted at London, North (1991:137) no.2017.
Created on: Thursday 2nd April 2020
Last updated: Thursday 2nd April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chewton Mendip CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-2074F5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post medieval silver shilling of Charles I dating to AD 1639 to 1646. Group F, unclear initial mark. Minted at London. North (1975, 136) 2231 or 2232. Double struck.
Created on: Monday 30th March 2020
Last updated: Monday 30th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Wootten CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-7B9C6A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-Medieval silver groat of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603), dating to AD 1560-1561. First issue with martlet initial mark. London mint. North (1991: 133) No. 1986.
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 10th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wells', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-768D7D
Object type: NEEDLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Plain silver needle of uncertain, probably Post Medieval date, c. AD 1400-1950. The needle has a sub-rectangular cross sectioned eye end which ends in a rounded terminal and then narrows and thins into the round shaft. At the point it ends in a flat end, probably a break as it is neither pointed nor rounded. The needle has a rectangular eye with slightly rounded corners and between the eye and the adjacent end there is a groove down each wide face, continuing the indent of the eye. It is slightly bend with the shaft now curved in several places. The needle is 82.6mm long and 4.2m…
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 10th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashcott', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-7FB07F
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Description: An incomplete silver dress hook dating to c. AD 1450-1600. The hook consists of one-piece cast in the form of a shell with two attachment-knops. The third loop and the hook are now missing. The front of the dress hook is convex and moulded with linear lines to provide detail of the scallop shell. It has two attachment-knops at the base of the shell, one each side. A third knops should have been in place at the top of the shell, now missing but for a small piece projecting out from the engrailed edge for 2.2mm. The knops are sub-rectangular in cross section with bevelled e…
Created on: Monday 3rd February 2020
Last updated: Friday 8th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lullington CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-E30377
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I dating to AD 1591 to 1594. Initial mark tun. Minted at London. North (1991:137) no.2016.
Created on: Monday 9th December 2019
Last updated: Monday 9th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Martin CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-8FED1A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver penny of Charles I dating to 1632 to 1640. Group D or E. Minted at London. North 2270 or 2272. The coin has been pieced at 2 o'clock on the obverse, 5 o'clock on reverse, near the edge with a circular hole drilled from both sides (raised metal both faces). The position on the obvese avoids the kings head. The coin is also bent but it is not clear if this is deliberate.
Created on: Thursday 5th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 5th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Staple Fitzpaine CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-55ED98
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post medieval silver attachment from unclear item, probably small vessel. The attachment is complete but at one end is solvered to a second curved silver object, probably a vessel wall, too little survives of this second part to identify it. The complete piece is flat with an ornate outline and openwork. The central portion is broadly oval extened at one end into a round ended terminal and at the other into a squared off end. The rounded terminal has three knops, one to each side and one at the end and a central circular piercing. The central section has an open centre containing a…
Created on: Monday 2nd December 2019
Last updated: Monday 2nd December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Maiden Newton', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-166636
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Probably incomplete Post Medieval - Modern silver whistle in three parts. The whistle is now squashed with the top and bottom plates separated but found together. The whistle is bulbous in shape with an originally circular cross sectioned mouth end widening and thickening to a rounded, circular or oval cross sectioned end. The whistle is made of a front and back plate with a flat plate running down the centre internally dividing it completely into a front and back section. The front and back plates have become detached with the central plate still soldered on to the 'front'. Each fro…
Created on: Tuesday 5th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 5th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Tawton', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-244BFC
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A compete silver gilt bodkin. The bodkin is needle shaped in plan, ie it has a round ended widened and flattened head below which the needle is circular in cross section and fairly straight sided for approximately four fifths of its length before ending in an elaborate terminal.  The terminal which consists of a series of five knops: two plain narrow collar like knops, a third narrow knop with diagonal incised lines in a wrythen pattern then a larger oval knop then a smaller final globular terminal. There is a sub-rectangular eye slot cut through the head bodkin placed c.2.8mm bel…
Created on: Tuesday 25th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Musbury CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-802D55
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver sixpence of William III (AD 1694-1702), dated 1697 on coin, first bust, later harp, small crown. Spink no. 3537.
Created on: Friday 24th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 22nd July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cothelstone', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-7E227E
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Treasure case 2019 T238: Declared not Treasure Description: A broken and bent silver gilt finger ring dating to the Post- Medieval period. The ring would have originally been circular in shape but has been broken at one point along the ring and squashed such that it now has an irregular sub-oval shape in the form of a "U". The hoop is D-shaped in cross section, with a slightly convex outer side and a flat inner side. On the inner surface there is the inscription "In god is my trust" all in italics and all lower case baring the first letter "I" which is capitalised. …
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 15th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bramdean', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-E55C8D
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bath and North East Somerset
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Treasure case 2019 T227: Disclaimed, returned to finder Description: A group of two silver coins, found together. Both coins are official issues of shillings coined at the London mint. The first is of James II dating to 1685. The second is of William III and was issued in 1696. This latter coin has a minor bend to the left of the bust. Discussion: The two coins were discovered next to and touching each other in the ground by a metal detectorist. Both coins are of the same denomination and show a similar degree of wear on their faces. This abrasion is limited enough to …
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shoscombe CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-918322
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Broken post-medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to AD 1583 to 1585; initial mark A, punched over escallop or ermine on reverse, minted at London, North (1991:137) no.2017. The coin is broken with a patinated break and only half remaining.
Created on: Friday 1st March 2019
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashington', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-90653A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver three halfpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dated AD 1561 on coin. Initial mark pheon, minted at London. North, (1991, p.135), no.2000.
Created on: Friday 1st March 2019
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Okeford Fitzpaine', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-904AD0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver halfgroat of Charles I dating to AD 1636 to 1638. Group D, initial mark tun. Minted at London. North (1991, 162) no. 2257.
Created on: Friday 1st March 2019
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stourton Caundle', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-19FC9F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Fragment of a Post Medieval silver penny probably of Henry VIII, probably dating to AD 1526 to 1544. King enthroned (sovereign) type, probably Second coinage, fleur de lis initial mark. Minted at London. North (1991, 112) no. 1808. About one quarter of the coins survives with patinated breaks.
Created on: Friday 18th January 2019
Last updated: Friday 18th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-8C83C1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published Find published
2019 T24 - Submitted for consideration as Treasure Description: A complete silver gilt finger ring dating to the Post- Medieval period. The ring is circular in shape and D-shaped in cross section, with a convex outer side and a flat inner side. On the inner surface there is the inscription "* LOVe AND LIKe" all in roman script with particularly prominent serifs, barring the "e"s which are in lowercase italics. At the start of the legend is a 7-pointed star with very uneven lengths to the points. The outer surface is plain with two slightly raised sub-rectangular additions to…
Created on: Friday 11th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 15th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westbury CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-78C1FC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to AD 1602 to 1603; initial mark 2, minted at London, North (1991:137) no.2017.
Created on: Monday 17th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 17th December 2018
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: SOM-E80FD1
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Description: A sheet silver thimble made in two pieces, dating from the c. late 17th-early 18th century AD. The thimble has a high domed top and originally slightly sloping sides, now squashed in places. The top was made separately from the body and they were soldered together, this solder has now cracked, and they were detached when found. There is also a partially cracked seam running down the body which again has been mended by the finder, who was unaware of the thimbles age. The upper part of the body and top are covered in abutting slightly irregular rows of raised rings sepa…
Created on: Monday 10th December 2018
Last updated: Thursday 6th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Minehead', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-6D2EFF
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Description: A Post-medieval silver gilt finger ring with a posy inscription on the inside. The hoop has a crack completely through it at one point but is still in shape. The outer side is plain and shallowly convex. The inner side is flat giving a shallow D-shaped cross section. The inscription on the inside, in Roman capitals, reads: I LIVE IN HoP. There is no maker’s mark. The gilding is mostly in place although thinned giving the ring a pale gold colour. There are a few worn areas on the inner side where the silver shows through. Dimensions: The finger ring is 20 mm in e…
Created on: Monday 29th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 25th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colyton', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-DA992D
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Description: The seal matrix is of the pedestal type with a sub-oval face. The incuse design on the face consists of a shield, which has straight top and sides curving in at the base to meet in a slight central point, surmounted by a helmet with mantling to each side which continues down to flank the shield all within a pellet border. On the shield is a merchants mark in the form of a retrograde 4 (correct way around on the matrix) at the top with an elongated vertical line and diagonal line extending down from the top point to the left with a curled end; at the base the vertical bar…
Created on: Monday 22nd October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 13th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buckland-Tout-Saints CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-D9986B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Description:  A Post-medieval silver gilt finger ring with a posy inscription on the inside. The hoop has been cut and flattened open. The outer side is plain and most of the gilding has worn away. The inscription on the inside, in Roman capitals, reads: BE + TRV + IN + HART.  There is a cross potent at the beginning of the inscription and at the end is a symbol of a triangle adjacent to a lozenge conjoined with a central line. There is no maker’s mark. Dimensions: The finger ring is now 62.06mm in length, 6.39mm in width, 1.31mm in thickness and weighs 3.00g. Discuss…
Created on: Monday 22nd October 2018
Last updated: Monday 24th July 2023
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: SOM-D959F2
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete silver gilt dress hook dating to the Post Medieval period. The hook itself is broken, with the original terminal missing. However, the loop survives and there is little to no damage to the plate. The thick plate is rectangular in shape, with a series of seven globular knops placed at regular intervals around the perimeter. Where the hook projects form the plate at one end there is a trefoil decoration, with linear bands placed between the lobes and a central circle suggesting a floral design. The central plate bears the incised letter “M” which is placed within an in…
Created on: Monday 22nd October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 20th October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huxham CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-9B2633
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Treasure case 2018 T765: Disclaimed and returned to finder. Description: Section of a silver gilt 'fede' finger ring. The section comprises the solid clasped hands flanked by rectangular cuffs. There are old breaks beyond the cuffs and any further design or inscription is lost. The fingers are picked out by incised lines and it is possible the cuffs also had simple vertical lines across them but the piece is highly worn obscuring these details. Gilding survives only in the recesses, particularly between the hands. Dimensions: The fragment is now 18.4mm long, it is 6.9mm wide and…
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 25th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lydeard St Lawrence CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-D1B182
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dating to AD 1567 (on coin). Coronet initial mark, minted at London. North (1991:134) 1997.
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 10th October 2018
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: SOM-E1154B
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A post-medieval silver-gilt dress pin dating to 16th century. The pin consists of the head and a short part of the shaft. The head is spherical and probably hollow and contains the end of the pin shaft. It is formed of two hemispheres soldered together. The join is covered by a double band of wire filigree. It is decorated with twisted silver-gilt wire filigree. Each hemisphere has four large filigree circles and within each circle are further four circles surrounding a pellet. Another smaller circle is in the triangular spandrel between the larges circles and the central junctions. T…
Created on: Friday 28th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 4th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Poltimore CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-36BB1B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A post medieval silver halfpenny of James I dating to AD 1604 to 1605. initial mark lis. Minted at London. North (1991:144) no. 2078.
Created on: Thursday 20th September 2018
Last updated: Thursday 20th September 2018
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: SOM-C1BF3D
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Description: A spherical silver sheet bell, complete, apart from the suspension loop, of late medieval to post medieval date AD 1375 - 1600. The bell is made from two hemispheres joined by solder. The join is covered by an encircling band silver wire with solder joining the ends. While worn a cabling pattern, probably formed by twisting the wire, is visible in places. The upper hemisphere is plain apart from an applied silver wire suspension loop at the top; the wire is circular in section and the loop appears to have been circular but part of lost to an old break. The lower hemi…
Created on: Thursday 9th August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 1st June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Combpyne Rousdon', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-C1B8B1
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Description: Part of a silver book clasp, broken at both ends and decorated with an incised flower. The piece is formed of a flat plate of silver, now with a double bend at one end before the break. At the unbent end is a rectangular section and then the remainder is sub-oval with squared ends where it meets the rectangular section and where it is broken. There rectangular section is thicker than the rest. The back is plain. It appears the rectangular section is complete and the break went across a point where it narrowed anyhow. On the edge opposite the oval section the middle third …
Created on: Thursday 9th August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colyton CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-22215E
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Description:  Post-medieval silver thimble formed of a tapering cylinder, squashed and incomplete, and a separate missing domed top. The sides have a plain band top and bottom, the lower band wider and with an inscription. The central part is decorated with regular rows of indented squares with a raised grid between them creating a 'waffle' pattern. Cutting across this pattern is a pair of lines formed of a plain line flanked by incised lines. The lines run along close to and parallel to the bottom and top crossing at two points in an X with slightly double curved lines of…
Created on: Tuesday 26th June 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Axminster', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-F94E08
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dated to 1578 on the coin. Initial mark: plain cross. (North 1991:135) no 1998.
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th June 2018
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: SOM-83610D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post medieval silver openwork buckle frame, probably a shoe buckle, dating to AD 1769 to 1793. The buckle frame is oval and distinctly arched with the short edges (top and bottom edges) convex curved. The buckle was in two pieces when found, about a quarter had become detached, and has been repaired with the solder visible on the back. The front is decorated with a moulded design of four quatrefoils flanked by scrolling and openwork. One flower is in the centre of each side. The flowers are formed of rcles with a central stamped annulet creating a raised central dot and the remai…
Created on: Tuesday 1st May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 1st May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stourton Caudle CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-CEAD82
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Treasure case 2018 T502: Disclaimed, returned to finder Description: An incomplete silver pedestal seal matrix, with missing loop. The handle is faceted, hexagonal in cross section, tapering from the face of the seal into a double banded transverse collar at the juncture between the handle and loop. The latter is incomplete, but was probably originally trefoilate. The seal face is oval-shaped and engraved with a design depicting a lion lying right and facing the viewer, and with a more shallowly engraved sun in the top left corner. This is within a beaded border around the peri…
Created on: Thursday 29th March 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ravensden CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-3D4DA9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post Medieval Silver shilling of William III (1694-1702) dated to 1697 on the coin, first bust, minted at London. Spink 3497.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingsbury Episcopi CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-3A56C1
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
2018 T186 - submitted for considertation as treasure Description: Post Medieval silver pedestal type seal matrix. The seal face is oval with an incuse design of a coat of arms. The arms are described as they would appear on the seal impression (they are reversed on the matrix). Arms: Unidentified: on a fess engrailed, between three crescents, as many roses, impaling Williams: a greyhound courant in fess between three Cornish choughs proper. The shield has a straight top and sides and a rounded base coming to a point in the centre. The shield is outlined by a thin incised line and…
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Caundle Marsh CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-3A2E3C
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
The handle of a silver spoon in the shape of a horse’s leg and hoof. The handle is curved through 180 degrees in a shallow curve. The terminal is shaped as a horses hoof with a flat base, thickened fetlocks and a thinned ankle before expanding into the shin to form the rest of the handle. The flat drop shaped (piriform) base of the terminal is inscribed W over CW with the W flanked by stars, a contemporary owners mark for a married couple named C[…] and W[…] W[…]. The curved leg is pointed oval in section with a round point on the inside and outerside of the curve. There…
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Caundle Marsh', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-85F752
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Irish post-medieval silver Irish sixpence of James I (AD 1603-1625), First coinage, initial mark martlet, minted at Dublin, AD 1603-1604, Spink 6514.
Created on: Monday 5th February 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Okeford Fitzpaine CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-05A5D8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to AD 1582 (on coin). Initial mark sword. Minted at London. North (1991:135) no.1998.
Created on: Tuesday 30th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burleston CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-0582A8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Incomplete post-medieval silver Irish sixpence of James I (AD 1603-1625), First coinage, initial mark bell, minted at Dublin, AD 1603-1604, Spink 6514. The coin is broken across with c.50% remaining
Created on: Tuesday 30th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burleston CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-5BDB7C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I dating to AD 1560 to 1561. Cross crosslet initial mark. Minted at London. North (1991: 133) no.1988.
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2018
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: SOM-DEA1D2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I dated to AD 1568 on coin. Coronet initial mark. Minted in London. North (1991, 135) no. 1998. The coin is bent, a hole along the crease is probably damage rather than deliberate.
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-DE558A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver halfpenny of Elizabeth I dating to AD 1591-1594. Initial mark tun. Minted at London. North (1991:137) no.2018.
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-7E9CD8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I dating to AD1591 to 1594. Initial mark tun. Minted at London. North (1991:137) no.2016.
Created on: Monday 18th December 2017
Last updated: Monday 8th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lydeard St Lawrence CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-2E7814
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post medieval silver half groat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to AD 1589-1592. Initial mark hand, minted at London, North (1993; 137) no.2016.
Created on: Monday 20th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 24th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Somerton CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-0890D9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dating to AD 1567 (on coin). Coronet initial mark, minted at London. North (1991:134) 1997.
Created on: Monday 6th November 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 7th November 2017
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: SOM-07D929
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I dating to AD 1560 to 1561. Cross crosslet initial mark. Minted at London. North (1991: 133) no.1988.
Created on: Monday 6th November 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 7th November 2017
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: SOM-05154D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver 8 grana of Charles II of Spain as King of Naples dating to 1689 on coin. KM no.112.
Created on: Monday 6th November 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 7th November 2017
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: SOM-48A99C
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Treasure case 2017 T917: Disclaimed, returned to finder Description: A late Medieval to Post-Medieval silver spoon, broken and bent at the handle with the end of the handle and knop missing. The bowl is fig shaped with a probable town mark or makers or workshop mark on the front near the stem. The mark appears to be multiple pellets, within a pellet line circle. The handle is joined to the bowl with a V which extends slightly onto the back of the bowl. The handle is hexagonal in section, worn and corroded with no marks now visible. The broken end of the handle has been bent over 12…
Created on: Monday 16th October 2017
Last updated: Friday 28th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Muchelney CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-62F31B
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Treasure case 2017 T883: Disclaimed, returned to finder Description: A post-medieval silver button, probably one element from a cuff link. The button is circular in plan, flat with a downturned edge and flat rim. The disc has been stamped with a design of two hearts surmounted by a single crown on top of a stippled background. A silver wire loop is soldered onto the reverse, and a short length of silver wire, probably part the loop that joint both elements of the cuff link, was found in association with the button. Dimensions: The cufflink is 14.5mm in diameter and 4.7mm thick; …
Created on: Thursday 5th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 13th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Seavington St Michael CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-A24365
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post medieval silver penny of Charles I, dating to AD 1632 to 1640. Probably Group D, initial mark two pellets. Minted at London. North (1991:163) no.2271. The coin is pierced with a round hole drilled through, probably from the reverse, leaving a raised edge on both sides. The hole is near the edge and at 7 o'clock on the obverse and 2 o'clock on the reverse.
Created on: Tuesday 26th September 2017
Last updated: Monday 9th October 2017
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: SOM-0F0D92
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published Find published
2017 T816: Disclaimed and returned to finder Description: A silver gilt dress hook of 16th century date. The hook is piriform in plan, and D-shaped in cross section, consisting of a hollow boss affixed to a backplate with a cusped outer edge. The boss is decorated with applied pellets and beaded wire, arranged into three circles flanking a fourth, each containing a central applied pellet. The flanking circles contain three further circles, arranged around the pellet, with the same arrangement at the interstices between the outer circles. Several elements of the design have been mis…
Created on: Tuesday 19th September 2017
Last updated: Thursday 23rd August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cossington CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-F91FCB
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Treasure case 2017 T814: Disclaimed, returned to finder Description: A sheet silver thimble made in two pieces, dating from the c. late 17th-early 18th century AD. The thimble has a high domed top and originally slightly sloping sides, now squashed in places. The top was made separately from the body and they were soldered together, this solder has now cracked and they are only partly attached together. There is also a partially cracked seam running down the body. There is a circular hole punched form the inside near the base and vertical seam. The body and top are covered in a…
Created on: Monday 18th September 2017
Last updated: Thursday 10th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winsham CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-C52BC7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver groat of Mary (AD 1553-1558), dating to AD 1553-1554. Pomegranate privy mark, London mint. North (1991: 126), no. 1960.
Created on: Saturday 16th September 2017
Last updated: Saturday 16th September 2017
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: SOM-2F8D45
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post medieval silver halfpenny of Henry VIII dating to AD 1509-1526. First coinage, portcullis initial mark, Withers type 1Bb or 1Bc. Minted at London. North (1991:110) no.1779.
Created on: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Last updated: Monday 21st August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bruton', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-2C251B
Object type: LACE TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Treasure case 2017 T757: Disclaimed, returned to finder Description: Late Medieval or Post Medieval silver strap end or lace chape. The fragment is formed of a strip of silver sheet folded along its long edge and now squashed flat. The chape tapers gradually from a broken end at the top to the terminal where it narrows more abruptly to a rounded tip. The tip has been bent over on itself. One side is plain the other is decorated with raised decoration. At the terminal the design is unclear but above the bend is an annulet with rays coming from it, above which is an area with a sca…
Created on: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Last updated: Monday 13th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bruton', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-860349
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dating to AD 1575. Eglantine initial mark, Tower of London mint. North (1991:134) no. 1997
Created on: Monday 7th August 2017
Last updated: Friday 25th August 2017
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: SOM-734469
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Treasure case 2017 T662: Disclaimed, returned to finder Circumstances of discovery: Metal-detecting on pasture land, with few nearby finds of comparable date with the exception of treasure case 2017 T661. Description: A Post-medieval silver seal matrix. The seal matrix consists of a flat oval swivelling bezel held in situ and still freely rotatable within its frame. The seal is double sided, depicting a bull's head facing left on one face, with five large pellets at the base of its neck, probably a simplified torse, and on the other depicting a hand emerging from a potentially …
Created on: Tuesday 25th July 2017
Last updated: Thursday 21st December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Bradley', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-7328B5
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Treasure case 2017 T661: Disclaimed, returned to finder Circumstances of discovery: All found within c. 4m of each other while metal-detecting on pasture land, with no nearby finds of comparable date with the exception of treasure case 2017 T662. Description: A small collection of coins of the reign of Elizabeth I (see catalogue below), representing a range of dates, with the coins minted between c. AD 1560 and 1587. The condition of the coins is also variable, with coin 1, the oldest, displaying the heaviest wear (as would be expected), but with coin 4 (AD 1584-1587) more worn …
Created on: Tuesday 25th July 2017
Last updated: Thursday 21st December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Bradley', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-77474D
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Treasure case 2017 T629: Disclaimed, returned to finder Description: Silver gilt 'body' or 'buoy' from a late 16th to 17th century 'bosun's' whistle. The buoy consists of a hollow oval shape formed of two elongated hemi-spheres with the join at the centre covered in an applied rib. The rib has a plain raised base on which sits a moulded chain design running around the circumference. At one point this is interrupted by a large circular sounding hole. Soldered to the body to one side of the hole, and again interrupting the central rib, is a projecting rectangular bar supported below …
Created on: Thursday 13th July 2017
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brent Knoll CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-35DCA1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver sixpence of James I dating to 1608 (on coin). Second coinage, fourth bust. Initial mark coronet. Mint of London. North (1991:146) no 2103.
Created on: Monday 10th July 2017
Last updated: Thursday 13th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winsham CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-B90E07
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-Medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) datng to AD 1572 to 1573. Initial mark ermine, minted at London North (1991:135) 1998.
Created on: Tuesday 4th July 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 4th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cannington CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-4DB7AA
Object type: TOOTH PICK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Acquired by the Somerset Museums Service Description: A cast silver toothpick/ear scoop with the pick partly missing and the scoop broken. The pick is sickle-shaped and triangular in cross section with a thicker inner edge and thins and narrows to the tip which is missing to an old break. The pick emerged at right angles from the body of a stylised animal, shaped to serve as a handle. There is a plain raised collar between the two and no evidence of a maker's mark on the pick. The zoomorphic handle has a moulded head at one end and a bar like body ending in a thickened 'heel' op…
Created on: Thursday 29th June 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 8th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Charlton Musgrove CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-4CF59B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post Medieval French silver 1/16 ecu (5 sols) of Louis XIIII dating to c. AD 1700-1715. Mint unclear. The coin has been pierced at 1 o'clock on the obverse, 5 o'clock on the reverse with a circular hole drilled from the obverse near the edge. Tt is bent over so the obverse is convex and the reverse concave; the current diameter is therefore less than that of the original coin.
Created on: Thursday 29th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Charlton Musgrove CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-7BE86E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver halfpenny of Henry VIII dating to AD 1532 to 1542. Initial mark arrow. Second coinage. Withers class 1D. Minted at London. North (1991:112) no.1815.
Created on: Monday 19th June 2017
Last updated: Thursday 20th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-E93B19
Object type: VERVEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Treasure case 2017 T533 Description: A complete Post-Medieval silver hawking vervel. The vervel is flat in cross section and circular in plan, with a large, central circular aperture. Both faces of the vervel are inscribed in seriffed capitals: *IOHN* // *STRANGWAYES. A small line of black material, perpendicular to the circumference and extending between the external and internal edges possibly a tarnished, less pure silver, appears to be a repair. The vervel has an external diameter of 12.0mm, the central aperture is 5.4mm in diameter and it is 1.3mm thick; it weighs 0.87g. Discus…
Created on: Monday 12th June 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 13th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Chinnock', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-D65305
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Treasure case 2017 T483: disclaimed, offered as donation to the museum Description: An incomplete silver button of post medieval date. The fragment is made of a thin sheet of silver, probably originally circular but with the surviving fragment being broadly tongue-shaped. The front of the button is decorated in low relief with a crude depiction of a crowned female bust facing forwards within a circular border. The figure has loose hair and a rosette at their breast and potentially also topping their crown. The central rosette is flanked by the detail of the collar which is depicted…
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tatworth and Forton CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-AE3459
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver halfgroat of Charles I (AD 1625-1649) dating to AD 1634-1640. Group D, possibly crown or tun initial mark, minted at London. North (1991:162) 2257. The coin is pierced with a sub circular piercing drilled or hammered through from the front near the edge at 9 o'clock on the obverse and 6 o'clock on the reverse. Double struck.
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winsham CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-AD9DB2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver halfgroat of Charles I (AD 1625-1649) dating to AD 1640-1641. Group D, star initial mark, minted at London. North (1991:162) 2258. The coin is pierced with a sub circular piercing drilled through from the front near the edge at 4 o'clock on the obverse and 1 o'clock on the reverse.
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cricket St Thomas CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-AD7FF3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver penny of James I (AD 1603-1625) dating to AD 1603-1604. Thistle initial mark, minted at London. North (1991:144) 2077.
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cricket St Thomas CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-AD5FE5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dating to AD 1566 (on coin). Portcullis initial mark, minted at London. North (1991:134) 1997.
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winsham CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-AD4B13
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dating to AD 1568 (on coin). Coronet initial mark, minted at London. North (1991:134) 1997.
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tatworth and Forton CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-AD2E30
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dating to AD 1580 (on coin). Long cross initial mark, minted at London. North (1991:134) 1997. One edge is damaged and bent
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winsham CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-AD1678
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver three halfpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dating to AD 1575 (on coin). Eglantine initial mark, minted at London. North (1991:135) 2000. The coin has a fold across it which has turned into a crack at the edges.
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cricket St Thomas CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-ACFA15
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dating to AD 1591 to 1594. Tun initial mark, minted at London. North (1991:137) 2016. The coin has a crack leading in from the edge at one point.
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cricket St Thomas CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-9A6A0E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) possibly dating to AD 1566 over stamped on 1565 on coin or AD 1568 over stamped on 1567. Initial mark unclear. Minted at London. North (1991:135) no.1998.
Created on: Monday 15th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ruishton CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-9A4638
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dating to AD 1584 to 1587. Escallop initial mark. North (1991:137) 2016. The coin has two bends in it giving it an S-shaped profile which may be deliberate.
Created on: Monday 15th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ruishton CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-090E0E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-Medieval silver penny probably of Henry VIII (1509-1547) or Edward VI in name of Henry VIII dating to AD 1544-1551. Initial mark unclear, mint unclear. The edges are torn with about a fifth of the coin lost.
Created on: Monday 8th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cranmore CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-08B5E1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-Medieval silver penny probably of Henry VIII (1509-1547) dating to AD 1544-1547. Initial mark probably S, probably minted at Southwark, North (1991:115) no. 1855. The edges are torn with about a third of the edge lost.
Created on: Monday 8th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cranmore CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-087937
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-Medieval silver penny of Edward VI (AD 1547-1553) in the name of Henry VIII dating to AD 1547-1551. no initial mark, minted at Canterbury, North (1991:120) no. 1887
Created on: Monday 8th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cranmore CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-084000
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dating to AD 1575. Eglantine initial mark, Tower mint. North (1991:134) no. 1997
Created on: Monday 8th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cranmore CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-058C0B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-Medieval Scottish silver twenty pence of Charles I dating to AD 1637 ro 1642. Group III. Spink 5588 or 5588A.
Created on: Monday 8th May 2017
Last updated: Monday 8th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Spaxton CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-0574B5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-Medieval silver halfgroat of Charles I dating to AD 1625. Group A, Fleur de lis initial mark. North (1997:161) no.2248. Coin pierced through the centre with a sub-square hole (nailhole) from the reverse.
Created on: Monday 8th May 2017
Last updated: Monday 8th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cannington CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-054440
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dating to AD 1561. Pheon initial mark, tower mint. North (1991:134) no. 1997
Created on: Monday 8th May 2017
Last updated: Monday 8th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cannington CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-1C4C4E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post medieval silver penny of Charles I (1625-1649) dating to AD 1630 to 1649. Unclear group. Unclear initial mark. North (1991:2263-2273). The coin is bent and broken with c.15% missing.
Created on: Thursday 27th April 2017
Last updated: Thursday 4th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nether Stowey CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-F2B661
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver halfgroat of Henry VIII (1509-1547) dating to AD 1533 to 1544; initial mark catherine wheel, minted at Caterbury under Thomas Cranmer, North (1991:112) no.1804.
Created on: Tuesday 25th April 2017
Last updated: Thursday 4th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilminster CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-F26640
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to AD 1560 to 1561; initial mark cross crosslet, minted at London, North (1991:133) no.1988. The edge of the coin is folded, bent and torn.
Created on: Tuesday 25th April 2017
Last updated: Thursday 4th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilminster CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-F2506F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to AD 1602 to 1603; initial mark 2, minted at London, North (1991:137) no.2017.
Created on: Tuesday 25th April 2017
Last updated: Thursday 4th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilminster CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-F23EFF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver half groat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to AD 1589 to 1592; initial mark hand, minted at London, North (1991:137) no.2016.
Created on: Tuesday 25th April 2017
Last updated: Thursday 4th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilminster CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-F21E11
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver half groat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to AD 1594 to 1596; initial mark woolsack, minted at London, North (1991:137) no.2016.
Created on: Tuesday 25th April 2017
Last updated: Thursday 4th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilminster CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-F97C38
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I dating to the period AD 1591 to 1594. Third coinage, initial mark tun. Minted at London. North (1991:137) no.2016.
Created on: Thursday 13th April 2017
Last updated: Sunday 23rd April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-B5A11E
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Treasure case 2017 T331: Disclaimed, returned to finder Description: A complete silver spoon of late 17th century date. The spoon has a flat handle with an elaborated trefid terminal and oval lace-back bowl, slightly squashed in to one side. The terminal of the handle is flat and in the same plane as the handle with three large lobes with smaller rounded knops in between the main lobes. The front is decorated with an elaborate scrolling design working in from the edges and expending a little way down the handle with a blank centre. It is more worn as it continues down the handle wi…
Created on: Monday 10th April 2017
Last updated: Thursday 2nd November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brompton Regis CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-20D4C1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver half groat of Henry VIII dating to the period AD 1533 to 1544. Minted at Canterbury under Thomas Cranmer. Cathrine wheel initial mark (obverse only). North (1991:112) no.1804.
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2017
Last updated: Thursday 6th April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wincanton', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SOM-ACB9BD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to AD 1567 (on coin). Initial mark coronet. Minted at London. North (1991:135) no.1998.
Created on: Tuesday 28th March 2017
Last updated: Saturday 1st April 2017
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: SOM-7CD701
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I (AD 1548-1603), dating to AD 1560 to 1561. First coinage, martlet initial mark. North (1991: 133) no. 1988.
Created on: Tuesday 14th March 2017
Last updated: Monday 27th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ash Priors CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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