Record ID: PAS-729441
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment from a copper-alloy spoon probably of Roman date. The fragment is broken at both ends: diagonally across the bowl and at the point at which what appears to be an unusual junction element connects the bowl and handle. The bowl, being highly truncated, is of indeterminate form, but has a rounded oval back where it connects to the junction element. This latter rises up from the back of the bowl at ninety degrees to it. It is broadly of flat oval form, with a deep notch cut out of its front edge adjacent to the bowl. The object has a grey surface colour. The presence of such a …
Created on: Friday 20th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 13th October 2015
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Record ID: PAS-65EFCE
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment from a Roman copper-alloy finger-ring consisting of the bezel and shoulders. The bezel is circular with an engraved border on its upper surface. It may have been recessed to take enamel, which is now heavily decayed. The shoulders of the hoop emerge from the reverse of the bezel. The hoop has a flat rectangular cross-section. The shoulders are both truncated, one below the bezel, the other not far beyond. The hoop has a shallow curve in profile. The fragment measures 16.8mm in length by 13.0mm wide at the bezel by 4.1mm thick at the bezel. It is up to 7.3mm 'high' and we…
Created on: Thursday 19th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 13th October 2015
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Record ID: PAS-5C4A3D
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A body fragment from an early Roman copper-alloy wide-cuff bracelet. The fragment is broadly rectangular, broken at both ends. It has a very shallow curve in profile, exaggerated at one end presumably due to post-depositional damage. In cross-section it is thin and rectangular. The upper surface is decorated longitudinally by an incised border at both edges, within which a grooved channel. Within these is what appears to be a complementary grooved channel within the centre of which sits a ridge decorated with diagonally incised nicks. The effect is of ropework either side of a centra…
Created on: Thursday 19th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 13th October 2015
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Record ID: PAS-5192D6
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A faceted Late Roman copper-alloy octagonal bead. The bead is octagonal in cross-section, expanding toward the centre and narrowing toward the ends. It has a fairly even grey-green patina. It measures 25.9mm long and up to 8.8mm wide. It is 1.2mm thick and weighs 4.52g. The object is similar in form to the object recorded as NCL-DF1D13 on this database. For beads of octagonal cross-section see Crummy (1983, 34; nos. 1444-1446).
Created on: Wednesday 18th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 19th February 2015
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Record ID: PAS-480EB9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper-alloy Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, Western Group) brooch (later 1st to mid-/late-2nd century AD). The brooch survives well, only having suffered some post-depositional damage and the loss of its pin. The head has curved wings with flat perforated end plates; one perforation has been broken through. The axis bar is missing although traces of corrosion product on the underside of the wings suggests that it might have been made of iron. There is a double transversely incised line at each terminal, with a groove beyond, followed by a second pair o…
Created on: Wednesday 18th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Record ID: PAS-1AE64C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper-alloy Colchester derivative brooch with a double pierced lug spring attachment, incomplete in so far as it is missing part of its spring mechanism and pin, dating to the 1st centuryAD. The double pierced lug is situated behind the head as is characteristic of this type, with a cusping at the front between the perforated lobes. The sprung pin is missing, as is half of the chord and coils. The side of coils that survives has six twists. The chord is retained within a lug, as noted. The lug is narrowed compared to the head and features a decorative transverse groove above …
Created on: Monday 16th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 13th October 2015
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Record ID: PAS-2F1B61
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Roman copper-alloy bracelet, possibly cut down for reuse as a finger ring. The fragment is bent into a tight C-shape, with its width gradually tapering from one possible original terminal end. The bracelet fragment is decorated on the upper surface with two sets of diagonal lines each emerging from an incised line that runs down the centre of the bracelet, giving the appearance of nested Vs. The terminal end is finished with a transverse groove. As a bracelet this fragment would be classed as one with multiple motifs, a type current from c. AD 350 onwards (see, for exa…
Created on: Sunday 11th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 13th October 2015
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Record ID: PAS-13C699
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy radiate of Carausius dating to the period AD 286-293 (Reece period 14). Unclear reverse type. Unclear mint. This coin has lost around a third of its original flan due to a single old break. It measures 19.7mm in diameter and weighs 1.81g. The flan has not been trimmed to the design. This coin has been considered for Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Saturday 10th January 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 25th November 2015
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Record ID: PAS-1393AD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper-alloy radiate of Gallienus (AD 253-268), sole reign, dating to the period AD 260-268 (Reece period 13). PROVID AVG reverse type depicting Providentia standing left, holding globe in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand. Mint of Milan. As Cunetio no. 1770. This coin measures 18.4mm in diameter and weighs 2.06g.
Created on: Saturday 10th January 2015
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2018
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Record ID: PAS-42E15E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper-alloy radiate of Allectus dating to the period AD 293 to 296 (Reece period 14). PAX AVG reverse type depicting Pax standing left with branch and transverse sceptre. Mint of London, SA // (ML). RIC V, pt 2, p. 561, cf no. 33. This coin is too poorly preserved to be included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC. This coin measures 21.5mm in diameter and weighs 2.82g.
Created on: Wednesday 31st December 2014
Last updated: Monday 11th May 2015
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