Record ID: SOM-F462C0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded Roman copper-alloy nummus of the House of Constantine dating to the period AD 333 to 334 (Reece period 17). VRBS ROMA type with a reverse depicting a wolf suckling twins with two stars above. Minted at Trier. RIC VII, p. 218, no. 553
Created on: Friday 24th May 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 5th June 2013
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Record ID: SOM-F48FA3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman base silver denarius of Plautilla dating to the period AD 202 to 205 (Reece period 10). VENVS VICTRIX type with a reverse depicting Venus bare to waist, standing left, holding apple and palm and resting left elbow on shield: at her feet left Cupid. Minted at Rome. RIC IV, part 1, no. 369. Two small spots of copper-alloy corrosion product on the edge could be explained by the fact that denarii of this period only had about 50% silver.
Created on: Friday 24th May 2013
Last updated: Monday 17th February 2020
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Record ID: SOM-6AAF6D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper-alloy nummus of Constantius II as Caesar dating to the period AD 330 to 335 (Reece Period 17). GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type depicting two soldiers with two standards. Possibly mint of Lyon. The design does not fill the full module of the flan.
Created on: Friday 4th July 2014
Last updated: Friday 4th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chickerell CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-6B5FAF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper-alloy radiate of Claudius II dating to the period AD 268 to 270 (Reece period 13). Possibly ANNONA AVG reverse type Annona standing left holding corn ears in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; prow of a ship at feet to left and globe or end of the prow to right. Minted at Rome.
Created on: Friday 4th July 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 8th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chickerell CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-6B828A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper-alloy Q-Radiate of Allectus dating to the period AD 293 to 296 (Reece period 14), VIRTVS AVG reverse type depicting a galley left with mast, cabin and unclear crew; waves. Mint of London, ML. RIC V, pt 2, p. 563, no. 55. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Friday 4th July 2014
Last updated: Monday 5th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chickerell CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-10E72D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Iron Age La Tène III type/ Nauheim derivative brooch dating to the period c. AD 10-100 (Plouviez period E). While much of the brooch survives, the integral pin is missing, as is the catch-plate. At the top of the bow is the head of the brooch. The head was probably made of four coils of circular cross-section, two either side of the bow, but the internal coil that would have developed into the bow has been lost to an old break. The coils on the other side of the bow may have been squashed flat. When viewed head uppermost, the first coil to the left of the pin and …
Created on: Monday 6th February 2023
Last updated: Monday 6th February 2023
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