Record ID: SOM-7E227E
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: 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.

Record ID: SOM-E55C8D
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bath and North East Somerset
Workflow stage: 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.

Record ID: SOM-8C83C1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: 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.

Record ID: SOM-E80FD1
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: 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.

Record ID: SOM-9B2633
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: 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.

Record ID: DEV-217440
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
2018T442 returned to finder after being declared treasure Description: A Post-Medieval silver double loop shoe or knee buckle with plate and pin, dating to AD 1660 to 1720. The frame of the buckle is rectangular and measures 18.9 mm in length. The upper and lower edges of the frame are wider and thicker in the centre with a convex curved inner edge and triangular profile. The outside edges of the loops are straight and triangular in cross sections with convex front and flat back. The plate is a simple tab of silver sheet bent in half around the integral strap bar and measures…
Created on: Tuesday 26th June 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shute CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-CEAD82
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: 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.

Record ID: SOM-48A99C
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: 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.

Record ID: SOM-62F31B
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: 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.

Record ID: SOM-0F0D92
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: 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.