Record ID: ESS-2F4CC3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603). Minted between 1561 - 1603. Obverse: crowned bust left with rose behind. ELIZABETH D G FRA ANG ET HI REGINA Reverse: Long cross fourchee diving shield. Date above but too worn to read. POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Created on: Tuesday 13th February 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th March 2018
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Record ID: ESS-2EB953
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn silver hammered penny of Mary I (1553 to 1554) Left facing bust with inscription [M D G] ROSA SI[NE SPINA]. Obverse is a square topped sheild divided by long cross. Inscription CIV[IT]AS LONDON.
Created on: Tuesday 13th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: ESS-1C4C56
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Gilded silver hooked tag of Read’s Class D type 5 (figurative type). The item is a trefoil of hollow-domed bosses with an engrailed edge. The bosses are separately soldered, and each boss is within an annulet. Central is a ten-petalled flower with raised centre. Large granules are located in the interstices on the edge of the plate. On the reverse is a separately soldered cylindrical hook, which tapers to a sharp point. Separate soldered loop on reverse is missing. Dimensions: Weight: 6g. Length: 30.5mm. Width: 22.8mm. Plate thickness: 4.7mm. Discussion: This type of dress…
Created on: Thursday 26th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 15th November 2021
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Record ID: ESS-A8C22C
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Silver dress pin of bodkin type, dated to the 17th century. The pin is an elongated oval in shape, tapering to a point at one end and a slightly wider curving edge at the other. The curved edge also features an oval 'eye' hole through the pin, close to the edge. This hole looks to have been extended into the surface of the pin on both faces, though not cutting completely through the pin, creating a chased triangular point extending from the eye hole on both faces. The pin is rectangular in cross-section with bevelled edges. The surface is uninscribed. Dimensions: weight: 4.3g,…
Created on: Friday 9th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 14th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winterborne', grid reference and parish protected.