Record ID: WMID-F79EC4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Trumpet style brooch, of Roman (75 to 175 AD) dating. Approximately 50% of the brooch is present, with the pin and spring missing and an incomplete catch plate, presumed lost in antiquity. The rest of the brooch is intact. The head of the brooch is oval in plan, and tapers into the bow. The reverse of the head is concave. A vertical bar is present in the reverse of the head, with a circular hole for the axis bar (infilled with iron corrosion products). There is no evidence of a head loop or plate. The bow of the brooch is D shaped in cross section…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
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Record ID: WMID-F6E72D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Trumpet style brooch, of Roman (75 to 175 AD) dating. Approximately 50% of the brooch is present, with the pin and spring missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The rest of the brooch is intact. The brooch has been bent just below the head at an acute angle, c. 45 degrees. The head of the brooch is oval in plan, and tapers into the bow. The reverse of the head is concave. A vertical bar is present in the reverse of the head, with a circular hole for the axis bar (infilled with iron corrosion products). There is no evidence of a head loop or plate. Th…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
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Record ID: WMID-E2235C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver republican denarius, issued by C. Postumius At in 74 BC (Reece Period 1). The reverse depicts a hound running right, hunting spear below. Mint of Rome. C.f. RRC no 394a, p. 407. Diameter: 18.8 mm Thickness: 2.3 mm Weight: 3.7 g A similar republican denarius has been recorded as WILT-F53CC6.
Created on: Tuesday 1st March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
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Record ID: WMID-50D6F2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A corroded (possibly plated?) silver Roman denarius of Trajan (AD 98-117), dating to the period c.AD 114-117 (Reece period 5). Reverse type depicting Virtus, helmeted, in military dress, standing right, left foot set on helmet, holding vertical spear reversed in right hand and upright parazonium in left. Mint of Rome. cf. RIC II, p. 269, no. 355. Diameter: 19.1 mm Thickness: 2.2 mm Weight: 2.3 g
Created on: Tuesday 22nd February 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st August 2023
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Record ID: WMID-50BEEC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy nummus of Constantine I (AD 306 to AD 337), dating to the period AD 320 to AD 325 (Reece Period 16). D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG reverse type depicting a wreath enclosing VOT XX. Mint of Trier. Diameter: 18.9 mm Thickness: 1.5 mm Weight: 1.9 g
Created on: Tuesday 22nd February 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
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Record ID: WMID-508F3E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy nummus of Crispus (AD 317 to AD 326), dating to the period AD 321 to AD 324 (Reece Period 16). CAESARVM NOSTRORVM reverse type depicting a wreath enclosing VOT X. Mint uncertain. Diameter: 19.4 mm Thickness: 2.1 mm Weight: 2.1 g
Created on: Tuesday 22nd February 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
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Record ID: WMID-506AE6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy nummus of Crispus (AD 317 to AD 326), dating to the period AD 321 to AD 324 (Reece Period 16). CAESARVM NOSTRORVM reverse type depicting a wreath enclosing VOT X. Mint uncertain. Diameter: 17.8 mm Thickness: 1.8 mm Weight: 1.6 g
Created on: Tuesday 22nd February 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
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Record ID: WMID-E402F8
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: The find consists of four silver denarii of Roman Republican moneyers issued between 108 and 67 BC and one worn bronze Greek coin of the later Seleucid period (late second to early first century BC). See catalogue below. Count: 5 Total weight: 14.3 g Discussion: Roman Republican silver coins are thought to have entered Britain in the decades prior to the Roman conquest and continued to circulate in first century AD and later. This group of four is plausibly a small hoard deposited some time after the issue of the latest coin and probably in the first century AD. Seleuc…
Created on: Thursday 17th February 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 13th December 2022
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Record ID: WMID-39077A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester type brooch of Early Roman dating (First to Third centuries AD). Around 50% of the brooch is present, consisting of the bow, wings and part of the catchplate. The pin, spring and the rest of the catch plate are missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The wings are rectangular in shape and flat. The edges have been bevelled. At the back of the head is a single pierced lug, this would have retained the spring. The bow has a circular cross section and curves downwards with the remains of a triangular catch plate on the reverse. The foot is missing…
Created on: Wednesday 9th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 14th February 2022
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Record ID: WMID-281044
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small fragment of blue green vessel glass, of probable Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 410). The fragment is sub rectangular in shape and flat. Moulded decoration is present in the form of zig zags. Minimal air bubbles appear to be present. It measures 13.7 mm in length, 15.0 mm wide and 2.0 mm thick. It weighs 0.5 g. The fragment is blue green in colour and transparent.
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 14th February 2022
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Record ID: WMID-7E3148
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but heavily worn probable radiate or nummus of uncertain Emperor but of 3rd to 4th Century AD dating. Mint uncertain. Reverse type uncertain but two legs belonging to a standing figure are visible.  Diameter: 22.0 mm Thickness: 2.8 mm Weight: 4.1 g
Created on: Monday 31st January 2022
Last updated: Monday 4th April 2022
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Record ID: WMID-15E97A
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy centre-looped cosmetic pestle of Late Iron Age or Roman dating (AD 1 - 200). The pestle is crescent-shaped, but only shallowly curved. The tips of the pestle taper to a blunt point. One tip is incomplete. There is a central loop handle and suspension point. It is an integral circular hole with an internal diameter of 5.5 mm and an external diameter of 10.8 mm. A rectangular knop is present at the top of the loop. Decoration in the form of an engraved V shape is present on one side of the pestle. It measures 20.3 in length, 48.8 mm wide and 5.2 mm t…
Created on: Wednesday 26th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 5th May 2022
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Record ID: WMID-FE3BFE
Object type: HOB NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete iron hobnail of probable Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 410). The hobnail has a domed head, and curved shank. The shank tapers to a blunt point. It measures 14.4 mm in length and the head has a diameter of 10.1 mm. It weighs 1.3 g. The hobnail is a mid brown colour, with an even surface patina. The nails compare to other examples on the database including WAW-A15B19 discovered in Warwickshire. Here the record states that "Hob nails were used in Roman footwear (caligulae). Similar hobnails and the pattern which were created with them are illustrated in Manning (1995)…
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-FE1FB6
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy pin head of probable Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 400). Around 50% of the pin is present, consisting only of the pin head. The shaft is missing, presumed lost in antiquity.  The pin head is globular. No signs of facetting on the head. No sign of a collar beneath it. The shaft has broken off at the base of the head. The break is patinated. It has a diameter of 6.7 mm and a length of 8.2 mm. It weighs 1.1 g. The pin head is a mid green colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss o…
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-FE1118
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy pin head of probable Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 400). Around 50% of the pin is present, consisting only of the pin head. The shaft is missing, presumed lost in antiquity.  The pin head is globular. No signs of facetting on the head. No sign of a collar beneath it.  It has a diameter of 8.1 mm and a length of 10.7 mm. The remaining part of the shaft has a diameter of 1.8 mm. It weighs 2.0 g. The pin head is a mid green colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of…
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-ECD80F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy dished cone brooch, of Romano-British dating (c.AD 70 - AD 250). Less than 25% of the brooch is present. The fragment is triangular in shape, with a dished profile. The concave sided cone rising from the bottom of a dish. At the apex of the cone, the tip is circular and is dished, in the centre is a raised circular boss that protrudes just beyond the outer rim of the tip of the cone. The disc and cone are undecorated. The reverse of the brooch is undecorated and is slightly concaved at the centre. The remains of the hinge is visible but a…
Created on: Monday 24th January 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2023
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Record ID: WMID-EC6F71
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy probable vessel or tankard handle, of possible Late Iron Age to Roman dating (100 BC to 200 AD). The probable tankard handle is rectangular in shape, with a flat cross section. Both ends exhibit an old patinated break. The strip curves upwards at one end. This end has been decorated with a pair of wide shallow grooves. The reverse is undecorated. It measures 47.0 mm in length, 14.9 mm wide and 2.8 mm thick. It weighs 9.9 g. The probable tankard handle is a mid green colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement in the plough soil, has r…
Created on: Monday 24th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-E8178E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman sestertius of Marcus Aurelius as Augustus (AD 161-80), probably dating to c. AD 170-172 (Reece Period 8) Probably IMP VI COS III, S C, reverse type depicting Victory standing right, placing shield, inscribed VIC GER, on palm-tree. Mint of Rome. RIC III, nos. 1001, 1029. Diameter: 29.4 mm Thickness: 4.5 mm Weight: 16.0 g
Created on: Monday 24th January 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2023
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Record ID: WMID-975303
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy enamelled Wroxeter type brooch, of Roman dating (c. 100 to c. 120). Around 50% of the brooch is present, consisting of the bow. The bow is curved in shape, with a flat front. The upper part of the bow has been decorated with atleast two column of vertical rectangular enamel cells. The central column has yellow enamel and the outer column on the right has blue enamel. Below the enamel is a circular perforation. It has an internal diameter of 2.5 mm. Beneath this, the bow tapers to a blunt point. The reverse is undecorated. At the top is the remains of a …
Created on: Thursday 20th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 11th May 2023
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Record ID: WMID-970974
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete enamelled petalled boss umbonate plate brooch, of mid Roman dating (AD 110 to AD 160). Around 25% of the brooch is present, consisting of the hinge, the central petalled boss and part of the outer rim. The front has a central circular convex boss. Enamelled decoration is present, consisting of three yellow petals, two blue petals and five triangular infilling cells around the base. The outer rim would have been circular but only a quarter of it is present. This has been decorated with blue enamel sub triangular cells, pointing outwards. The reverse ha…
Created on: Thursday 20th January 2022
Last updated: Monday 14th February 2022
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