Record ID: WREX-16F3CF
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy furniture fitting dating to the C18th or C19th (c1700-1850AD). The object is tear-drop shape with a small knop at the base.  It is probably from an item of furniture; a handle or door escutcheon for covering as keyhole. For similar examples on the database see WILT-7D4FBE or HAMP-BBB344. Measurements:  Length: 28.3mm; width: 15.8mm; thickness: 8.2mm; weight: 3.93g
Created on: Friday 12th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Halkyn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-16CF66
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete, possibly a contemporary counterfeit of copper-alloy rose farthing of Charles I (1625-1649), dating 1636-1644AD. Unclear initial mark. Mint of London. Obverse: Crown with two sceptres in saltire through it.  The legend reads CARA DG MAG BRIT Reverse: Crowned harp with the legend FRA ET HIB REX Measurements: Diameter: 15.6mm; weight: 0.33g. Die axis 12
Created on: Friday 12th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Halkyn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-D57630
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver sixpence of William III (1694-1702AD), first bust, dating 1696AD. Obverse: bust of the king, right with the legend GULIELMVS III DEI GRA. Reverse: Four crowned shields arranged in a cross with a central lion. The legend reads MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 1696 Measurements: Diameter: 20.0mm; weight: 2.53g; die axis: 6
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Flint', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-D31D1E
Object type: INKWELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead or lead-alloy inkwell of probable post medieval date, c1600-1800AD. The inkwell is broadly octagonal in plan.  In profile the inkwell is broadly rectangular in shape with a domed top. At the centre of the dome is a circular hole, with an internal diameter of 8.4mm, for the ink.  The edges of the inkwell are rounded and the base is roughly cast and slightly concave. The inkwell is a mid-grey colour with a good well-developed patina which covers all surfaces. Measurements: Height: 43.8mm; width: 43.3mm; depth: 44.3mm; weight: 325g
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-7F0AFB
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete lead button dating to the 17th or early 18th century (c. 1600-1730AD). The discoidal button is solid with a flat front and back. The button has been mould decorated with a 12 spoke wheel with a pellet at the centre. On the reverse there is the remains of an integral loop and clear casting seam. Measurements: diameter: 20.2mm; thickness: 1.6mm; thickness inc. lug: 4.5mm; weight:4.99g
Created on: Friday 5th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gwernaffield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-7EC636
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete copper alloy Cronebane (Wicklow) copper Conder halfpenny token dated 1789. Obverse has the bust of Bishop Blaze facing right with the legend CRONEBANE HALFPENNY. Reverse has a Shield of arms with a windlass crest and the legend ASSOCIATED IRISH MINE COMPANY 1789. The inscription around the edge of the token is no longer legible. Measurements: diameter: 28.4mm; thickness: 1.5mm; weight: 8.5g
Created on: Friday 5th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gwernaffield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-7E8CF0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a very worn, and possibly double struck, silver continental coin of uncertain date, but likely to be 17th century.  Traces of a series of fleur de lis visible on one side.  Possibly from France or the Low Countries. Measurements: Diameter: 20.6mm; thickness: 0.3mm; weight: 0.74g
Created on: Friday 5th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gwernaffield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-808F5C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Worn silver threepence of Elizabeth I, 3rd or 4th issue. dating either 1569 or 1579AD. The obverse is worn and neither the bust nor the legend is legible. The reverse has a squared shield on long cross fourchée dividing the legend POSVI DEV ADIVTOR[…].  The date above the shield is also worn but appears to end with a 9. Measurements: Diameter: 18.9mm; weight: 0.85g Die axis uncertain.
Created on: Thursday 12th October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 12th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gwernymynydd', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-801DA3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete milled silver crown of Charles II dating 1680AD.  The obverse has the laureate and draped bust of the king facing right with the legend CAROLVS II DEI GRATIA.  The reverse has a crowned cruciform shields with interlinked CC in the angles and the garter star at the centre with the legend MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 1680.  Around the edge of the coin is a relief inscriptions reading DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI TRICESTMO SECVNDO. Measurements: Diameter: 38.7mm; thickness: 2.3mm; weight: 29.77g Die Axis: 6
Created on: Thursday 12th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 16th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cilcain', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-7CAE08
Object type: CHAPE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy post medieval dagger chape, c. 1500-1700AD, with possible traces of gilding. The chape would originally have been conical in shape but has become flattened and bent from deposition.  It is made from a sheet of copper alloy and does not appear to have any traces of decoration. At the tip of the chape there is a raised band and a small globe.  There are small patches of gilding surviving.   Measurements: Length 63.6mm; Width of cylindrical portion: 13.8mm tapering to 6.1mm; width of flattened portion 23.0mm; thickness: 0.9mm; weight: 7.0g …
Created on: Thursday 12th October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 12th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Flint', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-EC748C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver shilling of James I (1603-1625) of the second coinage with a rose initial mark dating c1605-6AD.  Obverse has the 4th bust of the king right, with XII behind and the legend IACOBVS DG MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB REX. The reverse has a squared shield, with the legend QV[AE DEVS CONIVNX]IT NEMO SEPARET. See North 2100 (1991,146). Measurements: Diameter: 29.3mm; thickness: 0.7mm; weight: 5.53g; die axis 12
Created on: Friday 30th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Flint', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-63D0CB
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete clay tobacco pipe bowl dating 1850-1890AD.  The pipe has a cut rim, no internal bowl marks and a stem bore of just over 4/64”.  It has a distinctive hooked spur and is decorated with plain raised ribs on the seams.  This style of decoration emerged around the middle of the nineteenth century, with rib seams being particularly popular during the 1860s and 1870s.  This example can be dated to around 1850-1890, with the middle of this range being most likely.  Measurements: height: 39.7mm; bowl diameter: 21.2mm; Weight: 7.46g
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2023
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2023
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Record ID: WREX-635F8D
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete and corroded post-medieval copper alloy trade token, most of which were issued between 1648 and 1672 (Seaby 1981, 194).  Both the obverse and the reverse are worn and/or corroded.  It is possible to read the faint lettering HIS HALF PENNY on the obverse. Measurements: Diameter: 17.1mm; Weight: 0.99g Reference:  Seaby, 1981 Coins of England and the United Kingdom, Seaby Publications Limited, 320pp.
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WREX-6346E7
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Very worn and damaged English jetton, possibly of Charles II (1649-1685AD).  The obverse is very worn, but it is possible to see part of the legend reading CAROLVS II.  The reverse is also very worn, but there are faint traces of the four crowned shields of England, Scotland and Ireland arranged as a cross. (See Mitchiner No. 1779).  The token had a dark brown patina and is cracked and split in places.  The edges of the token are broken.   Measurements: Diameter: 20.3mm; Weight: 0.42g
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WREX-6331F2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Heavily worn Post-Medieval copper alloy coin, possibly a Georgian farthing, c 1760-1820AD).  On the obverse is the outline of a male bust facing right.  The ties at the back of the head are clearly visible suggesting one of the Georges.  On th reverse the seated figure of Britannia facing left is clearly visible. Neither the legend nor date survives. The coin is slightly smaller than other farthings from the eighteenth century, and the flan is quite thin, suggesting that this may be a contemporary forgery. Measurements: Diameter: 20.7mm; Weight: 2.30g; Die Axis: 6
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WREX-631DA9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Heavily worn Post Medieval copper alloy coin.  A halfpenny of George II, young bust dating 1729-1739 AD.  The obverse has the outline of a bust facing left with the legend largely illegible [GEORGIVS] II [REX].  The reverse has the faint outline of Britannia facing left; neither the legend nor the date survives.  The coin has been rubbed smooth and is slightly bent suggesting it may have been used as a love token. The coin has a dark brown patina. (Spink no: 3717). Measurements: Diameter: 26.9mm; Weight: 5.14g; Die axis: 6
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2023
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Record ID: WREX-630741
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Heavily worn Post Medieval copper alloy coin. A farthing of George II c. 1730-1744.  The obverse has the outline of a bust facing left with the legend only faintly visible reading GEORGIVS II REX.  The reverse has the very faint outline of Britannia facing left; neither the legend nor the date survives.  The coin has a dark brown patina with some areas of pitting. (Spink no. 3720 or 3721). Measurements:  Diameter: 22.1mm; Weight: 2.38g; Die axis: 6
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2023
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Record ID: WREX-615345
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Near complete silver penny of Elizabeth I  2nd issue (1561-1582) dating 1570-1572AD. Obverse has the crowned bust facing left with the legend E [D G] ROSA SIN[E SPI]NA. The initial mark is a castle for 1570-1572). The reverse has a squared shield, on long cross fourchée, dividing the legend [CIVI / T]AS / LON / DON (North Vol 2, No. 2001).  Part of the edge of the coin is missing. Measurements: Diameter: 13.9mm; Weight: 0.36g; Die Axis: 1
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2023
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Record ID: WREX-60FAB0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete, but worn, gold half guinea of George III (1760-1820) minted in 1768 AD. Obverse has the second laureate head, right.  The legend reads GEORGIVS III DEI GRA[TIA].  The reverse has the crowned shield of arms DG M B FR ET HIB REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E 1768.  Coin has a milled edge (Spink no: 3732). Measurements: Diameter: 20.5mm; Weight: 2.88g; Die axis: 6
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2023
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Record ID: WREX-6096F7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval copper-alloy mount, possibly a sword belt fitting, dating to the period c.1600-1700AD. The mount is broadly triangular in shape with the upper edge slightly concave creating a slight U shape.  There are two circular rivet holes; one above the other.  The mount tapers towards a stepped tab which turns backwards to create a suspension hook/loop.  Attached to this hook/loop is an annular ring measuring 10.1mm in diameter. Similar examples recovered from excavation and published in Margeson, (1993, Fig. 39, nos. 257 and 258), which are dated to the …
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2023
Spatial data recorded.